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downy

UK/ˈdaʊni/ US/ˈdaʊni/ rare dated slang uk

adjective

1.

like down or as soft as down

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2.

covered with fine soft hairs or down

  • “downy milkweed seeds”
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Origin

From down + -y.

Phrases

  • downy birch
  • downy mildew
  • downy oak
  • downy rattlesnake
  • downy willow
  • downy woodpecker

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