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feathery

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feath⋅er⋅y

  [feth-uh-ree]
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–adjective
1. clothed or covered with feathers; feathered.
2. resembling feathers; light; airy; unsubstantial: feathery clouds.
Origin:
1570–80; feather + -y 1

Related forms:
feath⋅er⋅i⋅ness, noun
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feath·er·y   (fěth'ə-rē)   
adj.  

  1. Covered with or consisting of feathers.

  2. Resembling or suggestive of a feather, as in form or lightness.

feath'er·i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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