feathery
Resembling feathersResembling feathers.
» The newly hatched baby birds were way too feathery.
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2 sensesResembling feathers.
пе́ристыйpéristyj
пери́стийperýstyj, пірча́стийpirčástyj, пір'ї́стийpirʺjístyj
resembling or suggesting a feather or feathers
Covered with feathers.
gefiedert
перна́тыйpernátyj
перна́тийpernátyj, пір'я́стийpirʺjástyj
adorned with feathers or plumes
Examples
3 sentencesThe newly hatched baby birds were way too feathery.
Gooseneck barnacles sweep the water with their feathery legs to catch plankton.
The firs in the Haunted Wood were all feathery and wonderful.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 1
Forms
featherier/more feathery, featheriest/most feathery| Comparative | featherier / more feathery Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | featheriest / most feathery Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- adorned with feathers or plumes:featheredplumy
- resembling or suggesting a feather or feathers:featherlike
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.