feathery.

Light, soft, or finely divided in a way resembling feathers.

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Words that belong together

• feathery fronds
• feathery touch

On the page

Feathery fronds trembled above the damp soil.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative more feathery; superlative most feathery when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common.