downy /ˈdaʊni/
(a.)絨毛的,柔和的,高原的
Down·y a.
1. Covered with down, or with pubescence or soft hairs. “A downy feather.”
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.”
Time steals on with downy feet. --Young.
3. Cunning; wary. [Slang, Eng.]
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downy
adj 1: like down or as soft as down [syn: downlike, flossy, fluffy]
2: covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds"
[syn: pubescent, puberulent, sericeous]
[also: downiest, downier]