 Downy
Downy
Pronunciation : Down"y
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 1. Covered with down, or with pubescence or soft hairs. "A downy feather." Shak. Plants that . . . have downy or velvet rind upon their leaves. Bacon. 
2. Made of, or resembling, down. Hence, figuratively: Soft; placid; soothing; quiet. "A downy shower." Keble. "Downy pillow." Pope. Time steals on with downy feet. Young. 
3. Cunning; wary. [Slang, Eng.] Latham.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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