pillowy

[ pil-oh-ee ]

adjective

1. pillowlike; soft; yielding:

   a pillowy carpet.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pillowy¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; pillow + -y ¹

Example Sentences

In the morning, go for Guru Donuts, where specimens emerge with lightly crisp exteriors and pillowy centers, as well as gluten-free doughnuts made with Idaho potato flour.

From Eater

This top feels practically pillowy, thanks to 100 percent cotton yarn Jacquard flannel.

From Outside Online

Crispy potatoes stuffed into pillowy housemade pita is a lot of carbs — almost too much fun.

From Washington Post

People automatically think you’re a baking genius and there really is something special about grilling up a dog and eating it on a bespoke bun — so soft, so pillowy, so not dried out from years of sitting on a grocery store shelf.

From Eater

It was a pretty preparation, O’Savio recalls, but the chef was not totally satisfied with it until about three years ago when he switched the base to coco bread, the small, pillowy loaves famous in Jamaica.

From Washington Post

Shirtless bros with pillowy lips and cargo pants pulled down to expose tufts of pubic hair.

From The Daily Beast

And now the same thing is happening with her signature pillowy, bouffant hairstyle, reports The Daily Mail.

From The Daily Beast

In not so many years, you can have a paid-off rental property, a nice, big pillowy 401(k), and a paid off home.

From The Daily Beast

His pillowy agglomerations of intensely colored cardboard are assembled inside forms that remind me of beds.

From The Daily Beast

Miss Ruey sank back pacified into her usual state of pillowy dependence; it was so much easier to be good-natured than to contend.

From Project Gutenberg

It ended as the bottom of the life-boat smacked squarely on the pillowy top of a rising swell.

From Project Gutenberg

There are no lumpish solidities—no pillowy protuberances here.

From Project Gutenberg

I went wafting off into a feather-pillowy pit of infinitude.

From Project Gutenberg