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[ vel-vi-tee ] / ˈvɛl vɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR velvety ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivesuggestive of or resembling velvet; smooth; soft: velvety rose petals; a velvety voice; a velvety cream sauce. (of liquor) smooth-tasting; mild; mellow: a velvety Scotch. Origin of velvetyFirst recorded in 1745–55; velvet + -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM velvetyvel·vet·i·ness, nounun·vel·vet·y, adjectiveWords nearby velvetyvelvet plant, velvet revolution, velvet scoter, velvet shank, velvet stout, velvety, ven-, vena, vena cava, venacavography, vena contracta Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for velvetyHis velvety smooth baritone is among the most imitated but never quite duplicated. Viral Video of the Day: Morgan Freeman Sucks Helium|Alex Chancey|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST Slowly the fingers would start to move and scratch the enormous soft skull and velvety ears. RIP Cobber|David Frum|October 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST Finally home, with her family close and darkness falling, Kamila settled down on a velvety pillow in her living room. When Everything Changed|Gayle Tzemach Lemmon|March 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST Still, nothing quite satisfies the way a rich, velvety soup does. What to Eat: Spring Comfort Foods|Cookstr.com|April 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It gives the soup a velvety body, almost as if it were enriched with cream, without contributing a taste. 5 Recipes From a Top Chef Master|Cookstr.com|April 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST Stir steadily with a wooden spoon and, when velvety, serve a-sizzle on piping hot beer-soaked toast. The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown Its large leaves are oval, of a velvety under-surface, and besprinkled on the upper with whitish spots. The Desert World|Arthur Mangin They were exceptionally fine—full and velvety, grandly formed, and a real masterwork of nature. Royal Highness|Thomas Mann In a matter of minutes the older man's snoring drifted to him, a sound faintly irritating against the velvety hush outside. The Anglers of Arz|Roger Phillips Dee From there she could look out at the campus, still green and velvety. Grace Harlowe's Problem|Jessie Graham Flower
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