velvety

[vel-vi-tee]

adjective

1. suggestive of or resembling velvet; smooth; soft.

   velvety rose petals; a velvety voice; a velvety cream sauce.

2. (of liquor) smooth-tasting; mild; mellow.

   a velvety Scotch.

Other Word Forms

• velvetiness noun
• unvelvety adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of velvety¹

First recorded in 1745–55; velvet + -y ¹

Example Sentences

A study published Monday offers clarity on a more than decade-long marine mystery: What has been killing the velvety sunflower sea star?

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It can elegantly vault octaves, scoop notes without a croaky glottal fry and crack words into multi-note, velvety yodels.

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A splash of cream softened everything into a pale, velvety sauce, and a grating of parmesan and lemon zest nudged it toward something bright and indulgent.

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Bubbling, velvety and faintly meaty from the addition of browned ground beef.

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Sodium citrate — a food-safe salt that binds the cheese and cream together into that iconic velvety texture Kraft first developed back in the 1910s.

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