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velvety

 adjective
     
vel‧vet‧y
looking, feeling, tasting, or sounding smooth and soft:
the velvety texture of her skin
His voice was soft and velvety.
WORD FOCUS: soft WORD FOCUS: soft
soft and pleasant to touch: velvety, fluffy, silky
soft and easily crushed: squashy, squishy
soft and wet: mushy, squelchy BrE informal
soft and good to eat: tender

➔ See also soft
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