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Dictionary: plush·y   (plŭsh'ē) pronunciation
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
  1. Resembling plush in texture.
  2. Informal. Ostentatiously luxurious: a plushy office.
plushily plush'i·ly adv.
plushiness plush'i·ness n.

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(PLUSH-ee) pronunciation

adjective
1. Characterized by luxury, extravagance, or ease.
2. Or or related to plush: soft and shaggy.

Etymology
From plush, a fabric of silk, rayon, cotton, or wool, having a long pile. From French pluche, a variant of peluche, from Latin pilus (hair)

Usage
"The warm, dark glow and plushy tone so typical of Central European orchestras from the late 19th century on seems steeped in the Staatskapelle's bones." — Wynne Delacoma; Staatskapelle Berlin at Symphony Center; Chicago Sun-Times; Dec 12, 2000.

"But since Hugo left university in June, he has not strolled into the sort of plushy job that supposedly awaits our hordes of upper-second graduates when they roar onto the job market." — Rachel Johnson; Graduates Get Jobs -- But No Pay; The Daily Telegraph (London, UK); Dec 5, 2003.


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adjective

    Characterized by extravagant, ostentatious magnificence: lavish, lush1, luxuriant, luxurious, opulent, palatial, plush, rich, sumptuous. See rich/poor.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: characterized by extravagance and profusion
  Synonyms: lavish, lucullan, lush, plush


 
 
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