plushy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈplʌʃi/ (UK)
Etymology
From plush + -y.
Meanings
- Like plush; soft and shaggy.
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Plush; sumptuous.
one saw and felt a vanished Broadway, plains covered with cattle and cowboys, jungles and native villages, and a great shining city of hansom-cabs, political intrigue and plushy champagne-suppers, as if one were walking through them oneself in the company of a superb raconteur and inspired liar.
1970, John Glassco, Memoirs of Montparnasse, New York, published 2007, page 101:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| plushier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| plushiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |