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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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025
The movie has pummeling battles, giant plushy troll monsters, characters hurtling through space, and a general air of ballistic wizardry.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 July 2025
Sanchez, 55, says bringing a plushy version of the character is a funny case of life imitating art.
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 20 Mar. 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
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Adjective
Long walks, plushy toys, and calm dog friends seem to bring him lots of joy.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025
The movie has pummeling battles, giant plushy troll monsters, characters hurtling through space, and a general air of ballistic wizardry.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 July 2025
Sanchez, 55, says bringing a plushy version of the character is a funny case of life imitating art.
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 20 Mar. 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
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“Plushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plushy. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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