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downier — down·y || daÊŠnɪ adj. fluffy, soft, of or resembling down … English contemporary dictionary
downy — adjective (downier; est) Date: 1578 1. resembling a bird s down 2. covered with down 3. made of down 4. soft, soothing … New Collegiate Dictionary
Dalea mollissima — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
downy — downily, adv. downiness, n. /dow nee/, adj., downier, downiest. 1. of the nature of or resembling down; fluffy; soft. 2. made of down. 3. covered with down. 4. soft; soothing. [1540 50; DOWN2 + Y1] * * * … Universalium
downy — [[t]da͟ʊni[/t]] downier, downiest 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Something that is downy is filled or covered with small soft feathers. ...the warm downy quilt. ...the white downy bodies of two chicks. 2) ADJ GRADED Something that is downy is covered… … English dictionary
downy — adjective (downier, downiest) 1》 covered with fine, soft hair or feathers. ↘soft and fluffy. 2》 informal shrewd. Derivatives downily adverb downiness noun … English new terms dictionary
downy — UK [ˈdaʊnɪ] / US adjective Word forms downy : adjective downy comparative downier superlative downiest covered in very soft small hairs or feathers … English dictionary
downy — /ˈdaʊni/ (say downee) adjective (downier, downiest) 1. of the nature of or resembling down; fluffy; soft. 2. made of down. 3. covered with down. 4. soft; soothing; calm. –phrase 5. downy bird, Colloquial a canny person. {Phrase Origin: ? from… …
downy — ► ADJECTIVE (downier, downiest) ▪ covered with fine soft hair or feathers … English terms dictionary
downy — [dou′nē] adj. downier, downiest 1. of or covered with soft, fine feathers or hair 2. soft and fluffy, like down … English World dictionary
