fur´ri|ness

fur´ri|ness
fur|ry «FUR ee», adjective, -ri|er, -ri|est.
1. of fur; consisting of fur: »

a little cat with a furry coat.

2. covered with fur; wearing fur: »

a little furry animal.

3. soft like fur: »

a furry nap.

4. U.S. Slang. hair-raising; horrible: »

[He] misses the whole point of the “furry fear” that gripped America after the murders (Harper's).

fur´ri|ness, noun.

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