velvety
Americanadjective
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suggestive of or resembling velvet; smooth; soft.
velvety rose petals; a velvety voice; a velvety cream sauce.
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(of liquor) smooth-tasting; mild; mellow.
a velvety Scotch.
Other Word Forms
- unvelvety adjective
- velvetiness noun
Etymology
Origin of velvety
Example Sentences
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From her velvety blue couch in an Upper West Side luxury apartment, Semple is a press-play talker, stopping mostly when interrupted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Pastas, casseroles, soups—they all live quite happily in that soft, velvety register.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026
The velvety silhouette feels as distant as the sea, whose dark surface is sliced by the banister.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
The velvety tree ant forms a millions-strong “social insect carpet that spans the mountains,” said Joseph Parker, a biology professor and director of the Center for Evolutionary Science at Caltech.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
High above the small world of Redwall the moon also waited, suspended in velvety space like a pale gold coin.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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