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velvety

adj
/ˈvɛlvəti/

Etymology

From velvet + -y.

  1. derived from *villutittus✻
  2. derived from veluet
  3. derived from velvet
  4. suffixed as velvety — “velvet + y”

Definitions

  1. Like velvet

    Like velvet; soft, smooth, soothing.

    • The mouse was a warm, velvety weight in my hand.
    • The crooner had a velvety voice that made the ladies swoon.
    • In August, the large masses of berries, which, when in flower, had attracted many wild bees, gradually assumed their bright velvety crimson hue, and by their weight again bent down and broke the tender limbs.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA