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downy

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down·y  (doun)
adj. down·i·er, down·i·est
1. Made of or covered with down.
2.
a. Resembling down: downy white clouds.
b. Quietly soothing; soft.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.downy - like down or as soft as down
downlike, flossy, fluffy
soft - yielding readily to pressure or weight
2.downy - covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds"
puberulent, sericeous, pubescent
biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
haired, hairy, hirsute - having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar"


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The storks were fast asleep, and he climbed on to the back of the father-stork and bound a silk cord round the joint of one of its wings, then he crept among its soft downy feathers and fell asleep.
The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context
"They say the ball will be very good," replied the princess, drawing up her downy little lip.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
It is a beauty like that of kittens, or very small downy ducks making gentle rippling noises with their soft bills, or babies just beginning to toddle and to engage in conscious mischief--a beauty with which you can never be angry, but that you feel ready to crush for inability to comprehend the state of mind into which it throws you.
Adam Bede by Eliot, George View in context
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