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Etymology
Origin of feathery
Explanation
Things that are soft, light, and downy can be described as feathery. After you brush your dog, you'll find his feathery fur all over the house. Feathery things, from your sister's feathery hairdo to the feathery branches of the willow tree in your yard, look or feel like feathers. You can use this adjective for anything that resembles the light, fluffy down of a baby bird or the graceful plumage of a swan. Feathery comes from feather and its root meaning "to fly."
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Example Sentences
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Feathery smoke-colored clouds drifted past a crescent moon.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 30, 2019
The quartet — called Feathery, in what seems like a reference to the dabbed, gossamer tone of Ms. Bloch’s saxophone — also includes the bassist Cameron Brown and the drummer Billy Mintz.
From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2017
Winter family festival Feathery fun and a celebration of the exhibit “The Singing and the Silence: Birds in Contemporary Art,” includes crafts and a printmaking workshop with Lily Press.
From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2014
Feathery and conversational, her cadence wends through fizzy, warm production.
From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2012
Feathery clouds drifted across the surface as the image rotated leisurely.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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