featherily

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

feathery +‎ -ly

Adverb[edit]

featherily (comparative more featherily, superlative most featherily)

  1. in a feathery manner
    • 1960, Janice Holt Giles, Johnny Osage:
      Twice it rained in the night, but it was a gentle rain, whimpering featherily on the skin coverings of the conical lodges.