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Antonyms for furry

Grammar : Adj
Spell : fur-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɜr i

Definition of furry

Origin :
  • 1670s, from fur + -y (2). As a noun, in reference to "anthropomorphic animal characters with human personalities," by 1996. Related: Furriness.
  • adj hairy
Example sentences :
  • To their furry little ears, it was the sweetest music that could be.
  • Extract from : « Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew » by Josephine Preston Peabody
  • Then she says, "Turn the other cheek," and he turns his furry chops for her to kiss.
  • Extract from : « Concerning Cats » by Helen M. Winslow
  • Charley boasted, touching the furry coat of the dead animal.
  • Extract from : « Left on the Labrador » by Dillon Wallace
  • What a furry embodiment of quick, nervous energy and impertinence!
  • Extract from : « The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers » by John Burroughs
  • The origin of the word "Furry," and of the song and dance, is lost in the ages.
  • Extract from : « Legend Land, Vol. 1 » by Various
  • The strong beam, wavering from side to side, plowed a furry path into the fog.
  • Extract from : « The Lady and the Pirate » by Emerson Hough
  • What about the small, furry, animal then; the one the other had been carrying in its pouch?
  • Extract from : « Cat and Mouse » by Ralph Williams
  • But its presence there did not rouse in my furry friend the indignation it excited in me.
  • Extract from : « A Bird-Lover in the West » by Olive Thorne Miller
  • "This is the room," said the housekeeper, from her furry throat.
  • Extract from : « The Four Million » by O. Henry
  • It may be easy compared with some of the other deaths imposed on his furry captives.
  • Extract from : « The Prairie Mother » by Arthur Stringer

Synonyms for furry

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