Meaning

2 senses
  1. Resembling feathers.

    пе́ристыйpéristyj

    пери́стийperýstyj, пірча́стийpirčástyj, пір'ї́стийpirʺjístyj

    resembling or suggesting a feather or feathers

  2. Covered with feathers.

    gefiedert

    перна́тыйpernátyj

    перна́тийpernátyj, пір'я́стийpirʺjástyj

    adorned with feathers or plumes

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The newly hatched baby birds were way too feathery.

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  2. Gooseneck barnacles sweep the water with their feathery legs to catch plankton.

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  3. The firs in the Haunted Wood were all feathery and wonderful.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
resembling feathers:
covered with feathers:
Русский
By meaning 2
resembling feathers:
covered with feathers:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
covered with feathers:

Forms

featherier/more feathery, featheriest/most feathery

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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