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adjective · 2 syllables · /'fɜːr.i/

FURRY

What does "FURRY" mean?

Covered with fur or resembling fur in softness and texture.

Meanings

  1. Covered with or made of fur. A furry kitten curled up on the warm windowsill.
  2. Soft and fuzzy to the touch, like fur. The peach had a furry skin she didn't like to bite through.
  3. Coated with a soft fuzzy layer, often unpleasantly, as on a neglected surface. After the flu he woke with a furry tongue and a pounding head. informal

Word origin

From 'fur' (from Old French 'forrer', to line or sheathe, from a Germanic root meaning a sheath or covering) plus the adjective suffix '-y'.

Remember it

FURRY doubles the R - two R's for the two layers of a thick winter coat.

A little poem

Cold morning, soft weight-
the cat folds into a shape
the lap had been missing.

haiku

Wordplay

  • I told my cat she was getting furrier. She just stared - apparently 'more fur' was not a compliment she'd requested.

What it teaches

Softness is a covering, not the whole animal underneath it.

Quick facts

What does FURRY mean?

Covered with fur or resembling fur in softness and texture.

Is FURRY a valid word?

Yes — FURRY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.

How many letters is FURRY?

FURRY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.

Where does FURRY come from?

From 'fur' (from Old French 'forrer', to line or sheathe, from a Germanic root meaning a sheath or covering) plus the adjective suffix '-y'.

What can FURRY teach us?

Softness is a covering, not the whole animal underneath it.

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