furry

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adjective, fur·ri·er, fur·ri·est.

consisting of or resembling fur: a deep, furry rug in front of the fireplace; the furry undergrowth of the forest.

covered with fur; wearing fur: Many furry animals are in danger of becoming extinct.

obstructed or coated as if with fur: a furry voice; a furry tongue.

Slang. terrifying; hair-raising.

Origin:
1590–1600; fur + -y¹

Related forms

fur·ri·ly, adverb

fur·ri·ness, noun

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furry (ˈfɜːrɪ)

—*adj* , -rier, -riest
1.	covered with fur or something furlike
2.	of, relating to, or resembling fur
3.	another word for furred
4.	Also: furred (of the tongue) coated with whitish cellular debris

'furrily

—*adv*

'furriness

—n

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Word Origin & History

furry

1670s, from fur + -y (2). As a noun, in reference to anthropomorphic animal characters with human personalities, by 1996. Related: Furriness.

Example sentences

Hairy tongue is a harmless condition in which the tongue looks hairy or furry.

Moisture-conserving thick, typically furry or hairy leaves are lance-shaped.

Not from humans but from our furry four legged neighbors.

The sloth is the world's slowest mammal, so sedentary that algae grows on its

furry coat.

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"Some of us still get all weepy when we think about the Gaia Hypothesis, the idea that earth is a big furry goddess-creature who resembles everybody's mom in that she knows what's best for us. But if you look at the historical record—Krakatoa, Mt. Vesuvius, Hurricane Charley, poison ivy, and so forth down the ages—you have to ask yourself: Whose side is she on, anyway?"

-Barbara Ehrenreich

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