(superl.) Pertaining to, or resembling, fluff or nap; soft and downy.
Example Sentences:
(1) The narrow spaces were filled with a fluffy material.
(2) Con A-treated whole cells and cell walls contain an irregular, fluffy layer 25 to 60 nm thick which is absent in untreated or alpha-methyl glucoside-treated preparations.
(3) Makes around 20 75g butter, melted 75g granulated sugar 1 tbsp vanilla sugar 160g oats 2 tbsp cocoa powder 3 tbsp strong coffee, cooled to room temp Desiccated coconut, to finish 1 Whisk the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then stir in the vanilla sugar, oats, cocoa and coffee.
(4) Results indicate that the micelles have a dense core with a fluffy outer layer.
(5) And if this all seems a bit fluffy at a time when NHS mental health budgets are so hard pressed, the number of mental health bed days fell by 52% between 2009 and 2011, with fewer people using secondary mental health services but more often.
(6) By electron microscopy, mitochondria in numerous hepatocytes appeared abnormal with occasional cristae in a fluffy matrix, some containing dense inclusions.
(7) Clinically, cytomegalovirus retinitis is characterized by lesions, usually in the posterior pole, that take the form of fluffy white infiltrates with irregular, translucent, granular appearing margins.
(8) Inevitably women are the fluffy part of a newspaper, on the whole.
(9) Small, fluffy feathers are thought to have arisen for warmth, with more elaborate feather structures emerging for displays, and ultimately flight.
(10) While small stuffed birds used to dangle from rear view mirrors – the Maltese version of fluffy dice – such displays are now rare and hunters can face hefty fines of up to €5,000 (£3,600) and jail if they are caught killing protected species.
(11) 2 Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then add eggs one at a time, beating until incorporated.
(12) When high molecular weight DNA is incubated with interphase extracts, fluffy chromatin-like structures are assembled.
(13) He lies buried in dirty, fluffy blankets inside the family’s three-room house and barely leaves it.
(14) Of all mutagens tested, only 5-AC induced the fluffy phenotype with a significant frequency.
(15) There must be something to marry with the richness of the stew, and nothing beats the fluffy inside of a camp-baked potato.
(16) It comes, as it should, in a bag of liquid, and is firm to the touch but with a good level of gentle fluffiness inside and a delicate, creamy aftertaste.
(17) Photograph: Nevill Keating Pictures Ltd He didn't even have a skin to help with the dingo, and produced an adorably fluffy and very un-wild looking dog.