adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of feather form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Covered with feathers.

   "“Er...Feathered Omen, hoot not,” he continued uneasily, “Son of Tanit, hoot not!”"

2. 2
   Having the blades of oars or propellers parallel to the direction of motion.
3. 3
   Having a finely bevelled edge.
4. 4
   Badly beaten. Appalachia
5. 5
   Having a specific type or number of feathers. in-compounds

   "a blue-feathered bird"

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6. 6
   Swift, like the flight of a feathered creature. poetic
7. 7
   Covered or adorned with something, as if with feathers. poetic

   "[…]when at night he sees moon and stars, mountain ridges feathered with pines, jutting white capes, bold promontories[…]"

Adjective

1. 1
   adorned with feathers or plumes wordnet
2. 2
   having or covered with feathers wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

plumedadornedaftershaftedavinebeadedbedecked

Antonyms

All antonyms

unfeathered

Example

More examples

"The feathered balls you hit with a battledore are the seeds of a large tree called 'soapberry'."

Related phrases

feathered folkfeathered friendfeathered oof-birdfine-feathered friend

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