Feathery
adjective
Like or made of feathers.
The bird has feathery wings.
Often appears as...
- feathery wings
- feathery touch
adjective
Light and airy.
She wore a feathery dress to the party.
Often appears as...
- feathery dress
- feathery hat
adjective
Like or made of feathers.
The bird has feathery wings.
Often appears as...
- feathery wings
- feathery touch
adjective
Light and airy.
She wore a feathery dress to the party.
Often appears as...
- feathery dress
- feathery hat
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Pro Tip 1/3Physical Texture
Use 'feathery' to express something has a light, fluffy texture, similar to actual feathers.
She enjoyed the feathery feel of the new pillow.
Pro Tip 2/3Gentle Touch
Describe touches that are extremely soft and gentle, often to convey tenderness or delicacy.
His feathery caress soothed her frayed nerves.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Description
Use it to describe something that looks fluffy or wispy, not necessarily made of feathers.
The clouds in the sky had a feathery appearance at sunset.
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airydelicatedownyfluffylightsofttuftedwispy
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The real reason why...
So this is the stand that I use to hold them. I like to place it right over the microphone so that I can get a recording of the buzzing that you hear. That sound is generated by how fast they're beating their wings. This is a male. The males have very bushy antennae, and they look kind of feathery.
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This sea creature...
Some sea cucumbers have feathery tentacles flowing from their mouths, some are puffed like bloated balloons, and others simply look like Headless Chicken Monsters— the actual name given to a rare deep-sea species. But they are generally characterized by their long, cylindrical shape.
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Kenneth Cukier: Big data...
we would have to follow him at all times, maybe with a feathery quill and an inkwell, and record it, but now think about what it looks like today. You know that somewhere, probably in a telecommunications carrier's database, there is a spreadsheet or at least a database entry
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What a nun can teach a...
So if it loses any limb, it can just completely regenerate. It's amazing. And, I mean, look at it -- it's got a face with a permanent smile. It's framed by feathery gills. It's just ... how could you not love that? This particular type of axolotl, a very close relative,
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The case against "good"...
It tastes like pillows of sparkles or old shoe and dung. No more of sounding good or bad. You sound like lilting baby laughter or ogres marching to war. Dear God, you do not look good or bad. You look like a feathery angel or a morose faun.
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Can You Spot the Gecko?...
most geckos like insects so why is this gecko giving a free pass to these feathery tail flatted bugs maybe what the buds produced tastes better than the bugs themselves the flooded bugs suck
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The tragic myth of the...
But soon, the reins slackened in his hands. Unaccustomed to the feathery weight of a mortal, the radiant horses climbed higher and higher. The chariot whirled past constellations,
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The fish that walk on...
before re-entering the ocean. Underwater, fish breathe with gills, which are feathery organs packed with blood vessels that absorb dissolved oxygen from the water.
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Meet the Ninja Gecko PIPE...
gecko giving a free pass to these feathery tail flatted bugs maybe what the buds produce tastes better than the bugs themselves the flooded bugs suck
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Coral reef wonderland PIPE...
sacks with holes at the end a sea cucumber spreads a net of feathery tentacles each in turn transfers trapped food particles to a central love
Video examples
The real reason why...
So this is the stand that I use to hold them. I like to place it right over the microphone so that I can get a recording of the buzzing that you hear. That sound is generated by how fast they're beating their wings. This is a male. The males have very bushy antennae, and they look kind of feathery.
Video examples
This sea creature...
Some sea cucumbers have feathery tentacles flowing from their mouths, some are puffed like bloated balloons, and others simply look like Headless Chicken Monsters— the actual name given to a rare deep-sea species. But they are generally characterized by their long, cylindrical shape.
Video examples
Kenneth Cukier: Big data...
we would have to follow him at all times, maybe with a feathery quill and an inkwell, and record it, but now think about what it looks like today. You know that somewhere, probably in a telecommunications carrier's database, there is a spreadsheet or at least a database entry
Video examples
What a nun can teach a...
So if it loses any limb, it can just completely regenerate. It's amazing. And, I mean, look at it -- it's got a face with a permanent smile. It's framed by feathery gills. It's just ... how could you not love that? This particular type of axolotl, a very close relative,
Video examples
The case against "good"...
It tastes like pillows of sparkles or old shoe and dung. No more of sounding good or bad. You sound like lilting baby laughter or ogres marching to war. Dear God, you do not look good or bad. You look like a feathery angel or a morose faun.
Video examples
Can You Spot the Gecko?...
most geckos like insects so why is this gecko giving a free pass to these feathery tail flatted bugs maybe what the buds produced tastes better than the bugs themselves the flooded bugs suck
Video examples
The tragic myth of the...
But soon, the reins slackened in his hands. Unaccustomed to the feathery weight of a mortal, the radiant horses climbed higher and higher. The chariot whirled past constellations,
Video examples
The fish that walk on...
before re-entering the ocean. Underwater, fish breathe with gills, which are feathery organs packed with blood vessels that absorb dissolved oxygen from the water.
Video examples
Meet the Ninja Gecko PIPE...
gecko giving a free pass to these feathery tail flatted bugs maybe what the buds produce tastes better than the bugs themselves the flooded bugs suck
Video examples
Coral reef wonderland PIPE...
sacks with holes at the end a sea cucumber spreads a net of feathery tentacles each in turn transfers trapped food particles to a central love
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John Muir
American Environmentalist
No traveler, whether a tree lover or not, will ever forget his first walk in a sugar-pine forest. The majestic crowns approaching one another make a glorious canopy, through the feathery arches of which the sunbeams pour, silvering the needles and gilding the stately columns and the ground into a scene of enchantment.
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Kevin Morby
American Musician
My hair - it's baby thin and feathery and drives me crazy no matter what I do with it. It's weird because you see people with thicker hair that just kind of stays put, but if I'm in any sort of weather, I look like Bill Murray in 'Kingpin' when it starts to all come unleashed.
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Roisin Murphy
Irish Musician
I always try to lace my work with just a teensy-weensy bit of humour. It's rather like putting a sprig of feathery stuff in a flower arrangement: I believe humour is a great balancer.
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John James Audubon
American Scientist
Travelling through the breeding places of our species is far from being as interesting to me as it is to inspect the breeding places of the feathery tribes of our country.
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Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
My all-time favourite classic use of ricotta is in gnudi: fluffy, cheesy dumplings of almost ethereal, feathery lightness.
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John Muir
American Environmentalist
No traveler, whether a tree lover or not, will ever forget his first walk in a sugar-pine forest. The majestic crowns approaching one another make a glorious canopy, through the feathery arches of which the sunbeams pour, silvering the needles and gilding the stately columns and the ground into a scene of enchantment.
Quote examples
Kevin Morby
American Musician
My hair - it's baby thin and feathery and drives me crazy no matter what I do with it. It's weird because you see people with thicker hair that just kind of stays put, but if I'm in any sort of weather, I look like Bill Murray in 'Kingpin' when it starts to all come unleashed.
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Roisin Murphy
Irish Musician
I always try to lace my work with just a teensy-weensy bit of humour. It's rather like putting a sprig of feathery stuff in a flower arrangement: I believe humour is a great balancer.
Quote examples
John James Audubon
American Scientist
Travelling through the breeding places of our species is far from being as interesting to me as it is to inspect the breeding places of the feathery tribes of our country.
Quote examples
Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
My all-time favourite classic use of ricotta is in gnudi: fluffy, cheesy dumplings of almost ethereal, feathery lightness.
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