pillowy

English

Etymology

From pillow +‎ -y.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɪ.ləʊ.(w)i/
  • Rhymes: -ɪləʊ(w)i

Adjective

pillowy (comparative more pillowy, superlative most pillowy)

  1. Resembling a pillow: soft and fluffy
    • 2009 February 11, Josh Rubin, “Pour your Valentine a special cold one”, in Toronto Star‎:
      The garnet-coloured brew has a pillowy, pink-tinged head, and a beautiful raspberry aroma, which also comes through in the flavour.
    • 2012, Si King, Dave Myers, The Hairy Bikers' Big Book of Baking:
      Delectable soft, pillowy rolls, filled with a sweet nutty mixture or fruit, these are like tea cakes and are great for breakfast or tea.
    • 2017, David Friend, The Naughty Nineties:
      Anna Nicole Smith, the pillowy Playboy and Guess jeans model, marries eighty-nine-year-old J. Howard Marshall II, an oil baron six decades her senior, who is worth half a billion dollars.

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