as in shaggy
covered with or as if with hair
a girl who loves all furred animals, from hamsters to bears
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Recent Examples of furred
Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 1 June 2022
Doosan Digital Innovation is selling NFTs of the team's players and blue-furred bear mascot.
—Brian Jackson, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
The moth was female, her furred body already heavy with eggs.
—Jackie Polzin, Star Tribune, 6 July 2021
News reports showed photographs of Lady Gaga’s bodyguard picking up the black-furred dog at the Hollywood Police station.
—Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2021
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Adjective
The hybrid is a short-furred bear that is more adept at handling hot temperatures than the grizzly.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 1 June 2022
Doosan Digital Innovation is selling NFTs of the team's players and blue-furred bear mascot.
—Brian Jackson, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
The moth was female, her furred body already heavy with eggs.
—Jackie Polzin, Star Tribune, 6 July 2021
News reports showed photographs of Lady Gaga’s bodyguard picking up the black-furred dog at the Hollywood Police station.
—Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for furred
Adjective
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This romantically rustic wreath weaves shaggy swags of greenery with white tulips and stalks of berries, then ties it all together with a neat black-and-white bow.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Apr. 2025
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Hashing things out with his tech wizard brother-in-law Maury (a shaggy Guy Pearce), Karsh wonders if ecological protesters or religious groups or competitors are upset with his global expansion plans, which include a lava field in Iceland.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Genetically identical neurons that form Meissner corpuscles for picking up vibrations in glabrous skin, for example, also form lanceolate endings for detecting hair movement in hairy skin.—
Ariel Bleicher,
Quanta Magazine,
16 Apr. 2025
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Each one-inch bloom has a hairy purple calyx with two red petals, resembling the face and ears of a bat.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
6 Apr. 2025
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But the Johnnies have not filled the voids left by point guards Kadary Richmond and Deivon Smith, who were seniors last season.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2025
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There, organizers counted 6,000 peaceful protesters who filled the State Street Bridge over the Fox River and extended for several blocks in either direction.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Sinners is one of the great vampire movies of the modern age, mining the legend of these perpetual outsiders who desperately yearn to belong, but whose silky promises are rooted in treachery.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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Legends Luxury Hewett Luxe Smooth Egyptian Cotton Sateen Bed Sheet Set $349 $279 The Company Store Cotton sateen bed sheets are some of the smoothest, silkiest pieces to sleep on.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Furred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furred. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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