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^[1]:

     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.

Translations

soft and fluffy

• German: weich (de), fluffig (de)