Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Consisting of or similar to fur.
- adjective Covered with, wearing, or trimmed with fur.
- adjective Covered with a furlike substance.
- adjective Having a furlike quality, as in tone; fuzzy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Bearing fur; covered with fur.
- Consisting of fur or skins.
- Resembling fur.
- Coated with a deposit of fur. See
fur , n., 4. - noun A caterpillar.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Covered with fur; dressed in fur.
- adjective Consisting of fur.
- adjective Resembling fur.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Covered with
fur , or with something resembling fur. - adjective informal Having both animal and human characteristics; of or related to the furry
subculture . - noun An animal
character with human characteristics; most commonly refers to such characters created by members of the furrysubculture . - noun slang A member of the furry
fandom orsubculture ; afurfan . - noun slang Someone who
roleplays or describes themselves as being a furry character. (comparetherianthrope )
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs
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Examples
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˜There is a possible world with furry donkeys™ goes to ˜furry donkeys are possible™.
Fictionalism Eklund, Matti 2007
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Featuring dreamy girls in furry brightly colored animal hats and helmets, d†™ Errico†™ s artwork is Japanese and manga inspired, taking a traditional approach to it but also using European influences.
Dark Horse Solicitations for May 2008 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Although it would have involved puppets or human beings in furry costumes standing in front of green screens, it would have been possible to make every single Pixar story as a live-action feature.
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The dogs, curled in furry balls, slept in the snow.
THE END OF THE STORY 2010
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Let's say that your attic has become a home for certain furry creatures with long tails who cause most people to exclaim, "EEK!"
Rat Poisons 2010
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There is a Dirty Harry-esque scene involving a dragon and Sam Vimes in furry slippers that was genious in its own way, and it is just another reason why these novels work.
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He was already well-known in furry fandom for his thoughtful extrapolation of anthropomorphic societies when Chuck Melville and I commissioned him to create stories featuring his character Ironhand for our anthologies based on the Furkindred universe.
Lirpa Loof Strikes Again eddvick 2007
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He is a long-time artist and is active in furry fandom.
Gerald Perkins frankwu 2007
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There is a Dirty Harry-esque scene involving a dragon and Sam Vimes in furry slippers that was genious in its own way, and it is just another reason why these novels work.
May 2007 2007
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Guys in furry bunny suits jumping out of nowhere to take out hapless victims.
mollusque commented on the word furry
But does it have a singe on top?
August 5, 2008
hugovk commented on the word furry
furry, n.
The Guardian, 4 February 2016:
February 29, 2016