Antonyms of adj velvety

2 senses of velvety

Sense 1
velvet, velvety, velvet-textured -- (smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste)

INDIRECT (VIA smooth) -> rough, unsmooth -- (having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face")

Sense 2
velvet, velvety -- (resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface)

INDIRECT (VIA soft) -> hard -- (resisting weight or pressure)

Similarity of adj velvety

2 senses of velvety

Sense 1
velvet, velvety, velvet-textured -- (smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste)
       => smooth (vs. rough) -- (having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror")

Sense 2
velvet, velvety -- (resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface)
       => soft (vs. hard) -- (yielding readily to pressure or weight)