plushy
adjective (plushy, plushier, plushiest); noun (a plushy, plushies), usually spelled plushie
Everyday
- adjective (informal): Rich and comfortable-looking, like plush; luxurious. tree →
- noun (informal): A soft, cuddly toy, usually spelled "plushie". tree →
In the lessons
In everyday and children's talk, plushies are cuddly toys collected and won at fairs. As an adjective it means fancy and expensive, sometimes a bit too much.
Examples
- She has a shelf full of plushies. tree →
- The waiting room was plushy and quiet. tree →
- I won a unicorn plushy at the fair. tree →
- The plushy cushions were very soft. tree →
- My little brother sleeps with his dinosaur plushy. tree →
- The hotel lobby was a bit too plushy for us. tree →
Note
Informal. The noun is usually spelled "plushie" (plural plushies). Comparative: plushier, plushiest (y to i).
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «plushy» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «plushy» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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