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

Their dark skin pops in front of the velvety purple background.

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“I do love babies so. Why, just last week I was tending the sweetest little cherub you can imagine, all dimples and velvety skin and cute little burpie-wurpies.”

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This particular tunnel did not contradict the notion, for eventually the five explorers emerged into what seemed to be a dense, velvety soft thicket.

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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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