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velvety

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[vel-vi-tee] / ˈvɛl vɪ ti /

adjective

  1. suggestive of or resembling velvet; smooth; soft.

    velvety rose petals; a velvety voice; a velvety cream sauce.

  2. (of liquor) smooth-tasting; mild; mellow.

    a velvety Scotch.

Other Word Forms

  • unvelvety adjective
  • velvetiness noun

Etymology

Origin of velvety

First recorded in 1745–55; velvet + -y 1

Example Sentences

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With the world upside down, the trees dip into a velvety expanse of stars.

From Literature

From her velvety blue couch in an Upper West Side luxury apartment, Semple is a press-play talker, stopping mostly when interrupted.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pastas, casseroles, soups—they all live quite happily in that soft, velvety register.

From Salon

The velvety silhouette feels as distant as the sea, whose dark surface is sliced by the banister.

From The Wall Street Journal

Suddenly, what was once a pile of odds and ends is a velvety, spoon-coating soup.

From Salon

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