furry

adjective

ˈfər-ē How to pronounce furry (audio)
Definition of furrynext
1
as in shaggy
covered with or as if with hair a furry teddy bear that would be so nice to cuddle up with

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2
as in hairy
made of or resembling hair green furry mold on old bread

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Recent Examples of furry Bring your furry friend along but be ready to pack out their business with doggy bags as there are no trash bins along the trail. — Nick Wagner, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026 Our favorite red furry muppet is tackling something families rarely see represented on screen or in music. — Sarah Scott, Parents, 5 Aug. 2026 Keeping furry friends with the people who love them takes excess burdens off already overcrowded shelters and thus helps prevent suffering on both a human and animal level. — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 Veterinary experts share tips on how to care for the items that come into contact with our furry companions to promote good health and stave off odors. — Jolie Kerr, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for furry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for furry
  1. shaggy
  2. hairy
  3. silky
  4. fuzzy
  5. furred
Adjective
  • Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon or sturdy spatula until a shaggy dough forms.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Pixie shag Somewhere between pixie and bixie lies this shaggy devil-may-care crop.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of shaggy
Adjective
  • These vines will also happily wind their way around tree trunks and shrubs and fix themselves in place with small rootlets that take on a hairy appearance as poison ivy plants mature.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Her work often features naked women, sagging breasts, and hairy legs.
    — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of hairy
Adjective
  • Boron nitride gives the formula its silky slip and creates a blurring effect, while avocado oil adds conditioning moisture so a matte doesn’t look like skin is parched.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026
  • That’s the promise of Vuori’s silky-soft performance material, which is designed to naturally shed creases and also offers four-way stretch and moisture-wicking properties.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of silky
Adjective
  • And even if the details around the record are a little fuzzy, that’s not really the point.
    — Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The details of how this all melds might be fuzzy, but the final product is not.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of fuzzy
Adjective
  • As well as opting out of ownership, consumers are also shopping differently for their furred or feathered friends.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 May 2026
  • The 3-year-old, black-furred wolf has become the first of her kind known to venture into Sequoia National Park in more than a century — after making similarly momentous visits to Los Angeles and Inyo counties.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
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