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Meaning of FEATHERY

Pronunciation:  'fedhuree

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  adorned with feathers or plumes
  2. [adj]  characterized by a covering of feathers; "the feathery congregaton of jays"
  3. [adj]  resembling a feather or feathers; "feathery palm trees"
  4. [adj]  suggestive of feathers in lightness; "feathery snowflakes"
 
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 Synonyms: adorned, decorated, feathered, featherlike, light, plumy
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Feath"er*y\, a.
Pertaining to, or resembling, feathers; covered with, or as
with, feathers; as, feathery spray or snow. --Milton.
      Ye feathery people of mid air.           --Barry
                                               Cornwall.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: airy, bubbly, downy, ethereal, fleecy, flossy, fluffy, foamy, frothy, furry, fuzzy, gossamery, hirsute, imponderous, lanate, leger, light, light as air, lighter than vanity, mousse, nappy, peachy, pinnate, pubescent, souffle, unheavy, velvety, volatile, weightless, woolly, yeasty
 

 

 

 

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