Feathery definition

fĕthə-rē
Covered with or consisting of feathers.
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Covered with or as with feathers.
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Resembling or suggestive of a feather, as in form or lightness.
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Resembling feathers; soft, light, etc.
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Resembling feathers.
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Covered with feathers.
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Other Word Forms

Adjective

Base Form:
feathery
Comparative:
featherier
Superlative:
featheriest

Origin of feathery

Feathery Sentence Examples

  • For cutting, its light feathery sprays are useful.

  • The deep green leaves are finely cut and give a feathery appearance.

  • This pappus is either simple (pilose) or feathery (plumose).

  • I. Gerardiana is a pretty plant which may be grown as a bush or against a wall, which it clothes gracefully with feathery leaves, towards the close of summer, bearing small Pea-like bright pink blooms.

  • It has feathery, gray green arching leaves, with very small flowers and yellow /red edible fruits.

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