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featherly

featherly adjective: like a feather, or feather; feathery.

Adjective

featherly (comparative more featherly, superlative most featherly)

  1. Like a feather, or feather; feathery.

Forms of featherly

comparativemore featherly
superlativemost featherly

Origin of featherly

From feather + -ly.

Questions about featherly

What does featherly mean?
Featherly means like a feather, or feather; feathery.
What part of speech is featherly?
Featherly is an adjective.

Words near featherly in the dictionary

  1. featherlessness
  2. featherlet
  3. featherlets
  4. featherlight
  5. featherlike
  6. featherly
  7. feathermaker
  8. feathermakers
  9. featherman
  10. feathermen
  11. feathermonger

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