1. adorned with feathers or plumes • Syn: feathered, plumy • Similar to: adorned, decorated • Derivationally related forms: feather, featheriness 2. resembling or suggesting a feather or feathers - feathery palm trees • Syn: featherlike • Similar to: feathered • Derivationally related forms: feather, featheriness 3. characterized by a covering of feathers - the feathery congregation of jays • Similar to: feathered • Derivationally related forms: feather, featheriness