Adjective: furry
Comparison Forms
Synthetic
| Comparative | furrier |
| Superlative | furriest |
Perifrastic
Sample Sentences
-
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. [1957 November 19, Peter Simple [pseudonym; Michael Wharton], “[Way of the World] End of the Affair”, in The Daily Telegraph and Morning Post, 4 a.m. edition, number 31,912, London, page 10, column 4:]
-
Hard to believe that, until recently, this furriest of floor coverings had been written off as the ultimate home-furnishing faux pas. [1999 June 10, Rick Marin, “How Deep Is Your Rug?”, in The New York Times:]
-
a furry texture
-
a furry smell
Adjectives inflected like furry
syrupy,
seemly,
seggsy,
snuffy,
snippy,
snitty,
sniffy,
snotty,
snouty,
snobby,
snoozy,
snooty,
snazzy,
snappy,
snarky,
snarly,
snassy,
snaily,
snacky,
snaggy, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-der.
3. Proto-Germanic *fōdrą
4. Frankish *fōdrbor.
5. Anglo-Norman fuerrebor.
6. Middle English furre
7. English fur
8. Proto-Indo-European *-kos
9. Proto-Germanic *-gaz
10. Proto-West Germanic *-g
11. Old English -iġ
12. Middle English -y
13. English -y
14. English furry
15. From fur + -y.
Verbs referencing "furry"
Catalan Adjectives
furro, Portuguese Adjectives
furro.