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cottony

[kot-n-ee] / ˈkɒt n i /
ADJECTIVE
silky
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delicate glossy luxurious plush satiny silken sleek soft velvety
WEAK
like silk silk tender
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dull harsh healthy poor rough strong
ADJECTIVE
soft
Synonyms
STRONGEST
comfortable comfy creamy delicate easy elastic flexible fluffy mushy plastic pliable rounded silky smooth spongy supple thin velvety
WEAK
bendable cozy cushiony cushy doughy downy ductile easeful feathery fine flabby fleecy fleshy flimsy flocculent flowing fluid formless furry gelatinous impressible limp malleable moldable pappy pithy pulpy quaggy satiny silken snug squashy yielding
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hard inflexible rigid rough stiff unbendable unflexible unpliable unyielding
WEAK
firm

Example Sentences

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Their xiao long bao still rules, though the chain has found a new legion of fans for its Q-Bao, Shanghai-style buns that have a cottony soft top to contrast with a crispy-fried bottom.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2021

The vedalia beetle was brought in to the citrus orchards of California in the 1880s to take care of a serious pest, the cottony cushion scale.

From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2018

The cab is painted an industrial orange that contrasts cartoonishly against the cottony landscape.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2018

For instance, Australian lady bugs were spectacularly successful in controlling the cottony cushion scale in North America.

From The Guardian • Dec. 2, 2016

Already the pink had faded; it was being replaced by delicate mauve interlaced with cottony cloud wisps.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols