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Definition of Cushiony
1. Adjective. Softened by the addition of cushions or padding.
Definition of Cushiony
1. a. Like a cushion; soft; pliable.
Definition of Cushiony
1. Adjective. Like a cushion, soft and yielding. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cushiony
1. soft [adj] - See also: soft
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cushiony
Literary usage of Cushiony
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A System of midwifery by Edward Rigby (1851)
"The vagina also swells and grows more cushiony, and this is followed by a copious
secretion of colourless and nearly inodorous mucus. ..."
2. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1916)
"The lungs are voluminous, cushiony in their anterior portions; they are heavy
and consolidated ... On section the anterior portions are dry and cushiony. ..."
3. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1855)
"... and as the head moved onwards under the pubes, the cushiony thyroid mass was
on the recurrence of a pain slowly pressed forwards over the distended ..."
4. The Ductless Glandular Diseases by Wilhelm Falta (1916)
"cushiony ear lobes that lie close to the head. Cheeks very thick, throat thick
and stubby. Thyroid not palpable. Thick lanugo hair on back. ..."
5. Nantucket Wild Flowers by Alice Owen Albertson (1921)
"... cushiony clumps of plants; flowers yellow. ... 2. dense, cushiony clumps;
flowers red-brown. 3. plants in spreading patches. ..."
6. English Hours by Henry James (1905)
"It dates, I imagine, from the early Hanoverian time; and as it stood there upon
its cushiony lawn and among its ordered gardens, cheek to cheek with its ..."
7. Portraits of Places by Henry James (1884)
"It dates, I imagine, from the early Hanoverian time; and as it stood there upon
its cushiony lawn, among its ordered gardens, cheek to cheek with its little ..."
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