Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plushy

/ˈplʌʃi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: plushy
IPA: /ˈplʌʃi/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of plushie.

adj

Like plush; soft and shaggy.

adj

Plush; sumptuous.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From plush + -y.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈplʌʃi/

Inflected Forms

plushies (plural) plushier (comparative) plushiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

plushily plushiness

Synonyms

plushie lavish lucullan plush plush-like

Homonyms

plushie

Rhymes With

mushy slushy plushie brushy lushy

Questions

How do you pronounce plushy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈplʌʃi/.
What does plushy mean?: Synonym of plushie.
Where does plushy come from?: From plush + -y.

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