- 1. a. Covered with down, or with pubescence or soft hairs. Source: opted
- 2. a. Made of, or resembling, down. Hence, figuratively: Soft; placid; soothing; quiet. Source: opted
- 3. a. Cunning; wary. Source: opted
- 4. adj. like down or as soft as down Source: wordnet
- 5. adj. covered with fine soft hairs or down Source: wordnet
- 6. 1. Covered with down, or with pubescence or soft hairs. "A downy feather." Shak. Plants that . . . have downy or velvet rind upon their leaves. Bacon. 2. Made of, or resembling, down. Hence, figuratively: Soft; placid; soothing; quiet. "A downy shower." Keble. "Downy pillow." Pope. Time steals on with downy feet. Young. 3. Cunning; wary. [Slang, Eng.] Latham. Source: webster
- 7. j:100 s. like down or as soft as down s. covered with fine soft hairs or down Source: ecdict
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