furry
1 Americanadjective
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furrier,
comparative
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furriest
superlative
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consisting of or resembling fur.
a deep, furry rug in front of the fireplace;
the furry undergrowth of the forest.
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covered with fur.
Many furry animals are in danger of becoming extinct.
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obstructed or coated as if with fur: a furry tongue.
a furry voice;
a furry tongue.
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Slang. terrifying; hair-raising.
There were some pretty furry moments in the movie last night.
noun
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furries
plural
adjective
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furrier,
comparative
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furriest
superlative
adjective
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covered with fur or something furlike
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of, relating to, or resembling fur
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another word for furred
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Also: furred. (of the tongue) coated with whitish cellular debris
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Etymology
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. )
Explanation
Something that's furry is covered with fur, or a thick coat of hair. Unless she's one of the unusual hairless breeds, like a Sphinx, your cat is probably furry. Most mammals are furry, in fact, while reptiles tend to be scaly instead. Santa Claus is famous not just for wearing a furry red and white suit, but also for having a long, furry beard. Anything with a surface that resembles fur is furry, from a furry sweater to the furry leaf of a plant.
Example Sentences
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She immediately wanted the furry Yorkie and the skinny Chihuahua; I didn’t.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
As they acclimate to rural life, they’re embraced by a community that takes care of each other and the world around them, including the kind, furry giant who Mei names Totoro.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
"Symbolic marriage certificate" reads the document, with a special space denoting "paw print of your furry friend."
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
He lay swaddled in a blue furry blanket and asleep, while his mother recovered nearby.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
They gazed at her, their furry round cheeks drooping, a sadness filling their bright eyes.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
Older kids and adults — even those who aren't furries — also love some animal-themed goofing off: Consider the mascots associated wity many college sports teams.
From Salon ● May 12, 2025
The rumour followed a hoax in the United States about students who "identify as cats" or "furries".
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2023
There wasn’t a big crossover between typical NFL fans and furries.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2023
A floor speech from Nebraska State Senator Bruce Bostelman that "is about something called furries."
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2022
But this is not going to shame furries because we’re used to getting this kind of reaction, to a lot of people looking at us this way.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2021
Most fashion names who show at Milan Fashion Week have already gone fur-free, including the Armani Group, Dolce & Gabbana and Prada, but a major holdout has been Fendi, which began as a furrier.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
His father, Joseph, worked as a welder for the Singer sewing machine company, and his mother, Louise, sewed for a furrier.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
On Nov. 8, 1938, a Gestapo neighbor stopped Jules Schulback, a young Jewish furrier in Berlin.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2023
Helen had worked on the buses and been a furrier and a bookie, and when a romance broke up, she went down to stay with her brother in Reading.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2022
Rasseem, the young jeweler, the furrier, the spicer and his mother, the blacksmith and Mara all huddled around for what Samir called “an emergency meeting of the tribe.”
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Last week, a young wolf burrowed under a fence at his zoo in the South Korean city of Daejeon and escaped - becoming the country's newest, furriest fugitive.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
In our conversation, we also discussed the drama's interpretation of home cooking as seen on TV, got the inside scoop on the show's furriest secret ingredient and much more.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2023
Last year the group distributed traps to schoolchildren and gave out prizes for the most rats caught, the biggest rat, the one with the biggest teeth and the furriest coat.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2023
“The female was on an egg sac, and the male was the biggest, hairiest, furriest guy you’ve ever seen.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2014
“Thank you, sir,” said Travis, looking surprised, “but Bunny’s my pet. I can’t sell him. He’s the biggest, furriest rabbit I’ve ever had.”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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