furry

adj
/ˈfɜː.ɹi/UK/ˈføːɹiː//ˈfɜɹ.i/US

Etymology

From fur + -y.

  1. derived from furrer
  2. inherited from furren
  3. derived from *peh₂-
  4. derived from *fōdrą — “sheath
  5. derived from *fōdr
  6. derived from *fōdar
  7. derived from forre
  8. inherited from furre
  9. formed as furry — “fur + -y

Definitions

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

    • His treatment of our furry friends was nothing short of appalling.
    • There were certain cages you felt you had to pass on tiptoe, noting some aged Fellow whispering endearments into a snow-leopardess’s furry ear.
    • Hard to believe that, until recently, this furriest of floor coverings had been written off as the ultimate home-furnishing faux pas.
  2. Resembling or characteristic of fur.

    • a furry texture
    • a furry smell
  3. Of or related to the furry fandom or subculture.

  4. + 4 more definitions
    1. Someone who identifies with or as an animal character with human-like characteristics (an…

      Someone who identifies with or as an animal character with human-like characteristics (an anthropomorphic animal character).

    2. An anthropomorphic animal character of this kind.

      • What percentage of furries are wolves?
    3. Any member of the furry fandom or subculture (including those without fursonas).

      • The furry had designed an elaborate costume.
      • Especially interesting in this regard are furries with more than one fursona. […] Consider, for instance, how Muse describes his two fursonas: My two current sonas are a bat and a rabbit.
    4. A surname.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for furry. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA