Synonyms for feathery


Grammar : Adj
Spell : feth -uh-ree
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɛð ə ri


Définition of feathery

  • adj plumed
Example sentences :
  • His footfall was a feathery thing that carried him like a shadow to the door.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Outside, the tall elm-tops were hardly to be seen through the feathery storm.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Age » by Kenneth Grahame
  • To his left lay the nest, a mass of feathery grass and mosses.
  • Extract from : « "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" » by Douglas English
  • They were full of feathery softness and of sudden and spirited scratches.
  • Extract from : « A Miscellany of Men » by G. K. Chesterton
  • The design shows a feathery effect, as in embroidery tambour.
  • Extract from : « Textiles » by William H. Dooley
  • The stillness beat as before, like a thing with feathery wings.
  • Extract from : « The Blue Wall » by Richard Washburn Child
  • "Yonder," said Rose, pointing to a feathery bush not far off.
  • Extract from : « Hildegarde's Holiday » by Laura E. Richards
  • Over the lowlands the feathery breath of night hovered still.
  • Extract from : « Bob, Son of Battle » by Alfred Ollivant
  • It is so light, graceful and feathery that it satisfies the eye as no other palm does.
  • Extract from : « The Critic in the Orient » by George Hamlin Fitch
  • Asparagus is feathery and tall, And the hose lies rotting by the garden-wall.
  • Extract from : « Spectra » by Arthur Ficke

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