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downy [ˈdaʊnɪ] adj downier, downiest
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) covered with soft fine hair or feathers 2. light, soft, and fluffy 3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) made from or filled with down 4. resembling downs; undulating 5. Brit slang sharp-witted; knowing downiness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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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. "They say the ball will be very good," replied the princess, drawing up her downy little lip. 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. |
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