fluffy
[ fluhf-ee ]
/ ˈflʌf i /
adjective, fluff·i·er, fluff·i·est.
of, resembling, or covered with fluff.
light or airy: a fluffy cake.
having little or no intellectual weight; superficial or frivolous: fluffy thinking.
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fluffy
/ (ˈflʌfɪ) /
adjective fluffier or fluffiest
of, resembling, or covered with fluff
soft and lightfluffy hair
- sentimental or overromantic; not very intelligent
- characterized by nonviolent methodsfluffy environmentalist protestors
Derived Forms
fluffily, adverbfluffiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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