adjective
-·rier, -·ri·est- of or made of fur
- covered with or wearing fur
- like fur, as in texture
- having a furlike coating
furry
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furry
adjective
fur·ri·er, fur·ri·est- Consisting of or similar to fur.
- a. Covered with, wearing, or trimmed with fur.b. Covered with a furlike substance.
- Having a furlike quality, as in tone; fuzzy: a furry voice.
Related Forms:
- fur′ri·ness
noun
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Adjective
(comparative furrier, superlative furriest)
- Covered with fur, or with something resembling fur.
- (informal) Having both animal and human characteristics; of or related to the furry subculture.
Noun
(plural furries)
- An animal character with human characteristics; most commonly refers to such characters created by members of the furry subculture.
- (slang) A member of the furry fandom or subculture; a furfan.
- (slang) Someone who roleplays or describes themselves as being a furry character. (compare therianthrope)
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furry - Medical Definition
adj.
furrier furriest- Consisting of or similar to fur.
- Covered with, wearing, or trimmed with fur.
- Covered with a furlike substance.
- Having a furlike quality, as in tone; fuzzy: a furry voice.
Related Forms:
- fur′ri·ness
n.
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Sentence Examples
- Destiny touched its soft furry body and stubby ears.
- Its furry tail stood up firm and round as a plume, its bandy legs served it so well that it would often gracefully lift a hind leg and run very easily and quickly on three legs, as if disdaining to use all four.
- Furry displaced her stupor.
- As she reached the tree, a large black furry form crashed into the trees ahead of her.
- His door flew open to reveal a huge, furry monster with fangs.
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