plushy

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adjective

plushier; plushiest
1
: having the texture of or covered with plush
plushy fabric
plushy couches
2
: notably luxurious : plush sense 2a
One exclusive affair, aboard Pierre Cardin's plushy yacht …People Weekly
plushiness noun

plushy

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noun

less common variant of plushie

: a toy that is covered in plush fabric and filled with soft material
Trained astronauts brought a Baby Yoda plushie into orbit, mid-November, on a trip to the International Space Station.Marie-Danielle Smith
Just leave time to browse the marketplace, where booths offer Japanese fashion, toys and accessories—everything from fine art prints to stuffed sushi plushies.Fritz Hahn
I had a plushy named Mr. Bear because I was apparently a painfully uncreative child …Matt Simon

called also plush

Examples of plushy in a Sentence

Adjective a plushy Parisian hotel where a night's stay commands a king's ransom
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Adjective
Happy Cow Moo-ve your pet to first place in their next costume contest with a cute, cuddly and plushy happy cow costume. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024 Everyone who visits my home always comes out of the bathroom holding one in the air, asking where this plushy towel is from — no joke. Vivien Lee, refinery29.com, 18 Jan. 2024 After all, there are few pleasures so sweet as stepping out of a hot shower and wrapping yourself in thick, plushy Turkish cotton. Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2024 During our real world tests, our tester said both of their dogs loved the bed — with their elderly dog frequently burrowing into the plushy bed, while their young puppy enjoyed flinging it around (or attempting to). Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for plushy 

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of plushy was in 1611

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“Plushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plushy. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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