flouncier; flounciest
: flouncing or having a tendency to flounce
Summer gathered her handbag, swung the cardigan half of her heather-colored sweater set around her shoulders, and with that flouncy walk she'd had since childhood … sashayed past us, shaking her head disgustedly all the way.—
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flouncier; flounciest
: decorated with a flounce or flounces
The French influence was pervasive. Seven women chefs wore matching, flouncy cancan out-fits …—Thomas Matthews
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Aemilia Madden, Glamour, 23 July 2025
Unlike other more flouncy options, the ruffle detail here is shrunken down for some elegant, but not over-the-top character.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 May 2025
In another bathroom, a flouncy skirt around the pedestal sink, a Roman shade on the window, and fabric lampshades on the sconces bring soft touches to a bath with a lot of wood detailing.
—Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2025
Piya Mashi also picked out matching green tops made of some synthetic material with a flouncy panel at the neckline.
—Jhumpa Lahiri, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
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Style a flouncy dress over jeans, or throw a vest over a favorite blouse.
—Aemilia Madden, Glamour, 23 July 2025
Unlike other more flouncy options, the ruffle detail here is shrunken down for some elegant, but not over-the-top character.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 May 2025
In another bathroom, a flouncy skirt around the pedestal sink, a Roman shade on the window, and fabric lampshades on the sconces bring soft touches to a bath with a lot of wood detailing.
—Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2025
Piya Mashi also picked out matching green tops made of some synthetic material with a flouncy panel at the neckline.
—Jhumpa Lahiri, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for flouncy
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“Flouncy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flouncy. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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