featherily

English

Etymology

From feathery +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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.
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