fluffy

[fluhf-ee]

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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.

Origin of fluffy

First recorded in 1815–25; fluff + -y¹

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

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Examples from the Web for fluffy

Contemporary Examples

In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
Make ‘The Chew’s’ Carla Hall’s Sticky Toffee Pudding
Carla Hall
December 28, 2014
The penguins are revealed to be fluffy toy penguins in the final frame.
How Monty The Penguin Won Christmas: Britain’s Epic, Emotional Commercials
Tim Teeman
November 16, 2014
“Pillows are ‘light,’ ‘fluffy,’ and may detract from our message,” she wrote.
Is Columbia Failing Campus Rape Victims?
Lizzie Crocker
November 6, 2014
LDL particles come in various sizes, with small, dense LDL being more harmful than light, fluffy LDL.
The AHA’s Absurd Saturated Fat Obsession
Dr. Barbara H. Roberts
June 3, 2014
The fur was fun, fantastic, and fluffy, with rich design elements and juxtaposing patterns and textures.
Valentino, Chanel, and Alexander McQueen at Paris Fashion Week
Liza Foreman
March 4, 2014

Historical Examples

Then with added mischief: “And your hair is simply as fluffy as—as a feather duster.”
The Law-Breakers
Ridgwell Cullum
Fluffy, tell Downy the little story I told you the other day, about the sunbeam.
Five Mice in a Mouse-trap
Laura E. Richards
So then Fluffy went for a walk with the other dolls, but I had to darn a hole in my stocking.
Five Mice in a Mouse-trap
Laura E. Richards
And I want you to be helpless––if you can; and fluffy––if you will!
The Gorgeous Girl
Nalbro Bartley
How pretty they were with their pink feet and fluffy white feathers!
Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad
Various

British Dictionary definitions for fluffy

fluffy

adjective fluffier or fluffiest

of, resembling, or covered with fluff
soft and lightfluffy hair
1. sentimental or overromantic; not very intelligent
2. characterized by nonviolent methodsfluffy environmentalist protestors

Derived Formsfluffily, adverbfluffiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for fluffy

adj.

1825, from fluff + -y (2). Related: Fluffiness.

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Examples from the Web for fluffy

Contemporary Examples

In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.

The penguins are revealed to be fluffy toy penguins in the final frame.

“Pillows are ‘light,’ ‘fluffy,’ and may detract from our message,” she wrote.

LDL particles come in various sizes, with small, dense LDL being more harmful than light, fluffy LDL.

The fur was fun, fantastic, and fluffy, with rich design elements and juxtaposing patterns and textures.

Historical Examples

Then with added mischief: “And your hair is simply as fluffy as—as a feather duster.”

Fluffy, tell Downy the little story I told you the other day, about the sunbeam.

So then Fluffy went for a walk with the other dolls, but I had to darn a hole in my stocking.

And I want you to be helpless––if you can; and fluffy––if you will!

How pretty they were with their pink feet and fluffy white feathers!

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Word Origin and History for fluffy

adj.

Origin of fluffy