velvety

[ vel-vi-tee ]

/ ˈvɛl vɪ ti /

suggestive of or resembling velvet; smooth; soft: velvety rose petals; a velvety voice; a velvety cream sauce.

(of liquor) smooth-tasting; mild; mellow: a velvety Scotch.

Origin of velvety

First recorded in 1745–55; velvet + -y¹

vel·vet·i·ness, noun un·vel·vet·y, adjective

His velvety smooth baritone is among the most imitated but never quite duplicated.

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Slowly the fingers would start to move and scratch the enormous soft skull and velvety ears.

RIP Cobber |David Frum |October 1, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Finally home, with her family close and darkness falling, Kamila settled down on a velvety pillow in her living room.

When Everything Changed |Gayle Tzemach Lemmon |March 11, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Still, nothing quite satisfies the way a rich, velvety soup does.

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It gives the soup a velvety body, almost as if it were enriched with cream, without contributing a taste.

5 Recipes From a Top Chef Master |Cookstr.com |April 6, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Stir steadily with a wooden spoon and, when velvety, serve a-sizzle on piping hot beer-soaked toast.

The Complete Book of Cheese |Robert Carlton Brown
Its large leaves are oval, of a velvety under-surface, and besprinkled on the upper with whitish spots.

The Desert World |Arthur Mangin
They were exceptionally fine—full and velvety, grandly formed, and a real masterwork of nature.

Royal Highness |Thomas Mann
In a matter of minutes the older man's snoring drifted to him, a sound faintly irritating against the velvety hush outside.

The Anglers of Arz |Roger Phillips Dee
From there she could look out at the campus, still green and velvety.

Grace Harlowe's Problem |Jessie Graham Flower