"featherlike" meaning in English

See featherlike in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more featherlike [comparative], most featherlike [superlative]
Etymology: feather + -like Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|feather|like}} feather + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} featherlike (comparative more featherlike, superlative most featherlike)
  1. Having the characteristics of plumage.
    Sense id: en-featherlike-en-adj-E9XCoAQ~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -like: 100 0
  2. As light as a feather.
    Sense id: en-featherlike-en-adj-kth9Ccdm

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