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What is "featherlike"

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featherlike

a. 1 Having the characteristics of plumage 2 As light as a feather

WordNet
featherlike

  1. adj. suggestive of feathers in lightness; "feathery snowflakes" [syn: feathery]

  2. resembling a feather or feathers; "feathery palm trees" [syn: feathery]

Usage examples of "featherlike".

He felt their featherlike fingers upon him, stared into many worshiping, awed, and longing eyes, then shut his own firmly for a moment to gather the will he needed.

It was sparsely wooded with whipsticks, tall spindly trees with branches that drooped up and away from the main stem on all sides, dangling fronds of featherlike leaves.