English

Noun

flocculence ‎(uncountable)

1. The condition of being flocculent; wooliness, flakiness
   • 2009, James Taranto, "That Was Awful. Do It Again!", The Wall Street Journal, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124543121354331927.html

     This paragraph is remarkable for its own flocculence. The Times implies, without quite saying it, both that it approves of Obama's evasions ... and that it would approve if he took a different approach