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feathery

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feath·er·y  (f-r)
adj.
1. Covered with or consisting of feathers.
2. Resembling or suggestive of a feather, as in form or lightness.
feather·i·ness n.
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Adj.1.feathery - resembling or suggesting a feather or feathers; "feathery palm trees"
featherlike
feathered - having or covered with feathers; "our feathered friends"
2.feathery - characterized by a covering of feathers; "the feathery congregation of jays"
feathered - having or covered with feathers; "our feathered friends"
3.feathery - adorned with feathers or plumes
feathered, plumy
adorned, decorated - provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
feathery
adjective downy, soft, feathered, fluffy, plumed, wispy, plumy, plumate or plumose (Botany & Zoology), light The foliage was soft and feathery.
Translations
feathery [ˈfeðərɪ] ADJ [texture] → plumoso; (= light) → ligero como pluma
feathery
adj (+er) → fed(e)rig; feel, flakes → zart; feathery cloud → Federwolke f


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It was broad daylight when Anne awoke and sat up in bed, staring confusedly at the window through which a flood of cheery sunshine was pouring and outside of which something white and feathery waved across glimpses of blue sky.
Anne Of Green Gables by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
Now, I glory in feather-beds, and the more unhygienic and feathery they are the more I glory.
Anne of The Island by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
But Cocky, a bit of feathery down, a morsel-flash of light and life with the throat of a god, violated with sheer impudence and daring Michael's taboo, the defence of the meat.
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