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furry

1

[ fur-ee ]

adjective

furrier, furriest.
  1. consisting of or resembling fur:

    a deep, furry rug in front of the fireplace;

    the furry undergrowth of the forest.

  2. covered with fur:

    Many furry animals are in danger of becoming extinct.

  3. obstructed or coated as if with fur: a furry tongue.

    a furry voice;

    a furry tongue.

  4. Slang. terrifying; hair-raising:

    There were some pretty furry moments in the movie last night.



furry

2

[ fur-ee ]

noun

  1. a member of a subculture devoted to art, writing, or costumes depicting anthropomorphic animals.

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the furry fandom:

    Furry art commissions are often well-paid.

furry

/ ˈɜːɪ /

adjective

  1. covered with fur or something furlike
  2. of, relating to, or resembling fur
  3. another word for furred
  4. Alsofurred (of the tongue) coated with whitish cellular debris
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڳܰ, adverb
  • ˈڳܰԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ڳܰ·· adverb
  • ڳܰ··Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of furry1

First recorded in 1590–1600; fur + -y 1

Origin of furry2

First recorded in 1985–90; special use of furry 1( def )
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Meyer celebrated that occasion on Instagram with a carousel of photos showing Stewart cozying up with a furry white cat and working behind the scenes on recent projects.

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A great deal of care — the handmade, digital and location kind — has gone into realizing this earnest, archly amusing tale of a brooding teenage girl bonding with a threatened furry forest creature.

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Although he’s supposed to be a stuffy neurosurgeon, Dr. Roth wears furry bucket hats and yoga pants.

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If untended, it has below the green top what some people call “petticoats” of dead leaves, but I think they look like those furry chaps that silent movie cowboys used to wear.

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A second black bear has taken up tenancy in the crawlspace of a home evacuated during the Eaton fire, prompting local frustration and fear about the furry creature’s destructive capabilities.

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