downy

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

like down or as soft as downSynonyms: downlike flossy fluffy
covered with fine soft hairs or down“downy milkweed seeds”Synonyms: pubescent puberulent sericeous

Downy \Down"y\ (-[y^]), a.

1.Covered with down, or with pubescence or soft hairs. "A downy feather." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Plants that . . . have downy or velvet rind upon their leaves.— Bacon.[1913 Webster]

2.Made of, or resembling, down. Hence, figuratively: Soft; placid; soothing; quiet. "A downy shower." --Keble. "Downy pillow." --Pope. [1913 Webster]

Time steals on with downy feet.— Young.[1913 Webster]

3.Cunning; wary. [Slang, Eng.] --Latham. [1913 Webster]