D defs.my
Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

cushioned

/(ko͝osh"ŭnd)/ · IPA /ˈkʊʃənd/
01 adj. furnished with a cushion or other device to reduce hardness.
  1. 1.
    furnished with a cushion or other device to reduce hardness.
  2. 2.
    having the severity reduced; having the unpleasant effects mitigated.
  3. 3.
    protected against shock by adding soft padding or other device to reduce deceleration in a collision.
Syn. cushiony, padded. — Syn. -- cushioned.