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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. like down or as soft as down;
[syn: downy, downlike, flossy, fluffy]

2. covered with fine soft hairs or down;
- Example: "downy milkweed seeds"
[syn: downy, pubescent, puberulent, sericeous]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Downy \Down"y\ (-[y^]), a.
   1. Covered with down, or with pubescence or soft hairs. "A
      downy feather." --Shak.
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            Plants that . . . have downy or velvet rind upon
            their leaves.                         --Bacon.
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   2. Made of, or resembling, down. Hence, figuratively: Soft;
      placid; soothing; quiet. "A downy shower." --Keble. "Downy
      pillow." --Pope.
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            Time steals on with downy feet.       --Young.
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   3. Cunning; wary. [Slang, Eng.] --Latham.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

downy
    adj 1: like down or as soft as down [syn: downy, downlike,
           flossy, fluffy]
    2: covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds"
       [syn: downy, pubescent, puberulent, sericeous]