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 …—
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plushiness
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
Marie-Danielle SmithJust 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
Fritz HahnI had a plushy named Mr. Bear because I was apparently a painfully uncreative child …—Matt Simon
Matt Simoncalled also plush
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Examples of plushy in a Sentence
Adjective
a plushy Parisian hotel where a night's stay commands a king's ransom
Recent Examples on the WebStephanie Zacharek, TIME, 24 May 2024
These plushy essentials blur the look of pores and set your makeup to perfection.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 May 2024
It’s decorated with taxidermied and plushy goats, hence the name.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
Even before intimacy garments became more of a staple, Shapiro says the industry has always worked to protect actors during intimate scenes, from using fishing wire instead of visible straps with regular underwear, to adding shoe insoles or part of a plushy costume inside underwear.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2024
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Adjective
Not to mention that the movie’s languorous, muted-velvet color palette is a plushy pleasure unto itself.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 24 May 2024
These plushy essentials blur the look of pores and set your makeup to perfection.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 May 2024
It’s decorated with taxidermied and plushy goats, hence the name.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
Even before intimacy garments became more of a staple, Shapiro says the industry has always worked to protect actors during intimate scenes, from using fishing wire instead of visible straps with regular underwear, to adding shoe insoles or part of a plushy costume inside underwear.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Plushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plushy. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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