fluffy

[ fluhf-ee ]

/ ˈflʌf i /

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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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Words nearby fluffy

fluent, fluerics, fluey, fluff, fluffer, fluffy, flugelhorn, flugelman, fluid, fluid balance, fluid coupling

Origin of fluffy

First recorded in 1815–25; fluff + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM fluffy

fluff·i·ly, adverbfluff·i·ness, nounun·fluff·y, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for fluffy

In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
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The penguins are revealed to be fluffy toy penguins in the final frame.
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“Pillows are ‘light,’ ‘fluffy,’ and may detract from our message,” she wrote.
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LDL particles come in various sizes, with small, dense LDL being more harmful than light, fluffy LDL.
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The fur was fun, fantastic, and fluffy, with rich design elements and juxtaposing patterns and textures.
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Her fluffy head went up, and her little figure stiffened as she entrenched herself again behind the arm-chair.
The Street Called Straight|Basil King
He was got up in Bedou style; his hair, fluffy and long, was tied back by a fillet and stuck out in a bush behind.
Southern Arabia|Theodore Bent
In an instant he was back, two fluffy yellow heaps in his arms.
A Little Bush Maid|Mary Grant Bruce
Mix one-half pound of sugar with the yolks of two eggs, add one-half of a split vanilla bean, and beat until light and fluffy.
The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book|Victor Hirtzler
If its fluffy end be rubbed into a little dry gunpowder, its property as tinder is greatly improved.
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British Dictionary definitions for fluffy

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 of fluffy

fluffily, adverbfluffiness, noun

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fluffy

adjective, fluff·i·er, fluff·i·est.

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Words nearby fluffy

Origin of fluffy

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Example sentences from the Web for fluffy

British Dictionary definitions for fluffy

adjective fluffier or fluffiest

Derived forms of fluffy