featherily

From feathery +‎ -ly.

featherily (comparative more featherily, superlative most featherily)

1. in a feathery manner
   • 1960, Janice Holt Giles, Johnny Osage:

     Twice it rained in the night, but it was a gentle rain, whimpering featherily on the skin coverings of the conical lodges.