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
Examples of plushy in a Sentence
Adjective
a plushy Parisian hotel where a night's stay commands a king's ransom
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Christian Allaire, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2025
Kendall Jenner, for one—who just walked the Calvin Klein runway show—stepped out in a plushy Phoebe Philo jacket (that retails for a cool $11,000), pairing it with black tights and studious spectacles.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025
Article Sanders Velvet Sofa $999 $849 Article Sanders is velvety, plushy, and practically perfect for a less than $1,000 couch.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
Launching a plushy version of the doll at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Man and Hirsch put on a performance dressed in black turtlenecks, recalling the cult leader energy of Elizabeth Holmes or Holmes’s model, Steve Jobs.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Often finished with extra-plushy wools or cashmeres, the garment certainly keeps one warm, but also provides a pop of color, thanks to the addition of a colorful plaid print.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2025
Kendall Jenner, for one—who just walked the Calvin Klein runway show—stepped out in a plushy Phoebe Philo jacket (that retails for a cool $11,000), pairing it with black tights and studious spectacles.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2025
Article Sanders Velvet Sofa $999 $849 Article Sanders is velvety, plushy, and practically perfect for a less than $1,000 couch.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
Launching a plushy version of the doll at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Man and Hirsch put on a performance dressed in black turtlenecks, recalling the cult leader energy of Elizabeth Holmes or Holmes’s model, Steve Jobs.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for plushy
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“Plushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plushy. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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