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PLUSHY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does plushy mean?
• PLUSHY (adjective)
The adjective PLUSHY has 2 senses:
1. (of textures) resembling plush
2. characterized by extravagance and profusion
Familiarity information: PLUSHY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of textures) resembling plush
Synonyms:
plush-like; plushy
Similar:
coarse; harsh (of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles)
Derivation:
plush (a fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Characterized by extravagance and profusion
Synonyms:
lavish; lucullan; plush; plushy
Context example:
a lucullan feast
Similar:
rich (suggestive of or characterized by great expense)
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