furry
pronunciation
How to pronounce furry in British English:
UK [ˈfɜ:ri]
How to pronounce furry in American English:
US [ˈfəri, ˈfʌri]
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- Adjective:
- covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs
Word Origin
- furry (adj.)
- 1670s, "made of fur, covered with fur," from fur + -y (2). As a noun, in reference to "anthropomorphic animal characters with human personalities," also of people who identify with them, by 1995. Related: Furriness; furries.
Example
- 1. The three furry balls of cuteness are on loan from china .
- 2. Pink with heat , he squirmed and pulled at his furry head and trunk .
- 3. People who rescue animals can be reluctant to believe anyone deserves the furry creatures .
- 4. I was supposed to be your knight in furry armor .
- 5. Once a furry inmate acquires a taste for human flesh , the theory went , it can never be trusted again .