Definition of Furry

1. Adjective. Covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs. "A furry teddy bear"

Exact synonyms: Furred
Similar to: Haired, Hairy, Hirsute
Derivative terms: Fur

Definition of Furry

1. a. Covered with fur; dressed in fur.

Definition of Furry

1. Adjective. Covered with fur or something resembling fur. ¹

2. Adjective. (informal) Having animal-human characteristics, or related to the "furry" community of such. ¹

3. Noun. An animal character with human characteristics; most commonly refers to such characters created by members of the furry fandom. ¹

4. Noun. (slang) A member of the furry fandom. A furfan. ¹

5. Noun. (slang) Someone who describes themselves with a furry character ''(similar to therianthropy)''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Furry

1. covered with fur [adj -RIER, -RIEST]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Furry

furriness
furrinesses
furring
furring strip
furrings
furrow
furrowed
furrower
furrowers
furrowest
furrowing
furrowlike
furrows
furrowy
furrs
furry (current term)
furry fandom
furry lobster
furry lobsters
furry muff
furry tongue
furrydom
furs
fursecution
furshlugginer
fursona
fursonas
furst
fursuit
fursuited

Literary usage of Furry

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook of Nature-study for Teachers and Parents, Based on the Cornell by Anna Botsford Comstock (1911)
"I told him, however, if he improved in temper I would change his name to furry. May 19—Fury greets me, when I open his box, with the most awe- ..."

2. A Treatise on the Remedy by Ejectment and the Law of Adverse Enjoyment in by Ransom Hebbard Tyler (1876)
"furry, 19 111. R. 183. FeU v. Cessford, 26 ib. 522. ... furry, supra. Darst v. Marshall, 20 111. R. 227.) The owner of the land may defeat the right of the ..."

3. The Daring Adventures of Kit Carson and Fremont, Among Buffaloes, Grizzlies by John Charles Frémont (1888)
"They took their furry spoils to Taos for sale. His friends recklessly spent the rewards of their hard toil, but Kit, although a lover of good cheer, ..."

4. Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages by Percy Society (1846)
"... be found in Chappell's National English Airs, and other popular collections. The furry-day song possesses no literary merit whatever; but as a part of ..."

5. Familiar Life in Field and Forest: The Animals, Birds, Frogs, and Salamanders by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1898)
"furry FRIENDS WITH FINE SKINS. ... a furry friend. From one point of view he is, as his splendid coat furnishes us with one of the finest and most beautiful ..."

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