Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Like a pillow; soft; yielding.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Like a pillow.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Resembling a pillow: soft and fluffy

Etymologies

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pillow +‎ -y

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Examples

  • No surprise, the food is killer, namely pillowy basil gnocchi with a rich short rib ragù and spaghetti fra diavolo with lots of lobster and shrimp.

    Eater National Eater Staff 2010

  • The cheese was bubbling quietly and the crust so fluffy and 'pillowy'.

    Archive 2007-10-01 e d b m 2007

  • The cheese was bubbling quietly and the crust so fluffy and 'pillowy'.

    A Fall Soiree - Man vs. the Wood Fire Beast e d b m 2007

  • I have another who is tall with long legs, a beautiful face and the kind of pillowy lips people spend thousands of dollars on injections for, and yet it's her hips that are the problem.

    Aspen Times - Top Stories 2009

  • I have another who is tall with long legs, a beautiful face and the kind of pillowy lips people spend thousands of dollars on injections for, and yet it's her hips that are the problem.

    Aspen Times - Top Stories 2009

  • Piece for piece, the Wockenfuss candies are slightly larger, denser, and less "pillowy" than Rheb's:

    Baltiblogs 2009

  • It makes the waffles with the deepest ridges of any model we tested, and any sides where there's a shortage of batter become crisp, pillowy nubs rather than limp edges.

    Waffle Makers Kristen Miglore 2011

  • Sweet of face, with beautiful eyes, she has pillowy arms and fat legs in Addidas warm ups.

    Rodeo Days James Robison 2011

  • And, finally, you spoon it all into a baking dish, cover it with cheese, and slide it into a hot oven so the top of the dip toasts, leaving you with a crisp veil over the pillowy dip.

    Double Dip: Fennel, White Bean & Caramelized Onion Colin Sterling 2011

  • Later, when everything was over, when we talked about this moment, we all agreed that we wanted so badly to bury our noses into the space between her pillowy breasts and inhale deeply.

    Passeridae Wendy Wimmer 2011

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