furry

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adjective

fur·​ry ˈfər-ē How to pronounce furry (audio)
furrier; furriest
1
: consisting of or resembling fur
animals with furry coats
2
: covered with fur
3
: thick in quality
spoke with a furry voice

furry

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noun

plural furries
1
: a furry animal
The workshops will focus on caring for small furries, such as guinea pigs, gerbils and rabbits …dailyrecord.co.uk
Last month's feature on a home gardener's measures … generated a number of letters from readers describing their innovations to keep the furries out of gardens.Joan Lee Faust
2
: a person who identifies with and enjoys sometimes dressing as anthropomorphic animals or creatures especially as a member of a fandom devoted to the practice
Online definitions of 'furries' vary, but basically it's a group of people who enjoy dressing up in human-sized animal costumes.Dave Blount
Although she doesn't get the chance to suit up a lot because of her rigorous work schedule, she said she stays connected with other furriesDuy Vu

Examples of furry in a Sentence

Adjective My children love furry animals. The plant has furry leaves. Furry mold was growing on the cheese.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
In the clip, an individual wearing a furry orange fox mask carefully feeds the kit with a syringe and gloved hands. Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024 Plants and pets: Your furry friends and greenery add more life to your spaces. Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024 Goat yoga is an experience that benefits both the furry farm animal and the human. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2024 Similar to the incremental transition that experts recommend for children, easing your furry friends into a change of a few minutes at a time over the course of several days will be more doable than an abrupt one-hour overhaul. Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024 In February last year, Lizzo played a tune on her flute for the furry red muppet and Cookie Monster. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024 Ken Jeong dons furry gloves and a wig as The Cowardly Lion, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg takes her crown as Glinda the Good Witch, Robin Thicke is seeing green as Oz, and Rita Ora takes a page out of the Nicole Scherzinger playbook with her take on Dorothy. Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2024 Bring your furry family members along and enjoy the pet-friendly perks at this property. Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 Offerings left beneath trees near the park’s East Drive included a furry owl doll, an owl carved from a block of wood, a pencil portrait of Flaco, letters and flowers. Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2024
Noun
Eventually, his family decided to surprise him on his birthday with the furry, doe-eyed gift of a lifetime. Carissa Quiambao, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024 The furry, tie-wearing mascot has been cleaned of the prop vomit spewed by Braun, auction staff members assured The New York Times. Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 13 Jan. 2024 The 7-year-old smiled widely, wearing a matching pink set with a leopard print furry coat. Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024 All this is to say that the adoration of animals — furry, feathered, or otherwise — is a part of our history, tracing back thousands and thousands of years. Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024 For those with regular visitors to their beds at night (tiny or furry), this may not be your best bet. Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2024 Taylor Swift's instantly iconic red coat is getting a furry thumbs up from another red icon. Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023 Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Munch’s Make-Believe Band was a mainstay in Chuck E. Cheese restaurants for decades, but the song is largely over for the furry, animatronic musicians. Bychris Morris, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2023 His skills enable English-speaking readers access to Arikawa’s gentle, snarky, aloof, life-giving furry heroes. Terry Hong, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1945, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of furry was circa 1674

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“Furry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/furry. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

furry

adjective
fur·​ry ˈfər-ē How to pronounce furry (audio)
furrier; furriest
1
: made of or resembling fur
2
: covered with fur

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