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Word entry · 5 letters

downy

Best crossword clue

"Feather-soft"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈdaʊni/Part of speech adjectiveSorted dnowyStarts with DEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
1D2O3W4N5Y

Definitions

  1. covered with fine soft hairs or down

Word origin

From down + -y.

Used in a sentence

  • The chick's downy coat of feathers formed almost immediately to keep it warm.
  • The right hon. Gentleman has much more claim to the adjective downy than I have, but he really cannot catch me with that one.
  • I’m not clever, p’raps: but I am rather downy; and partial friends say I know what’s o’clock tolerably well.

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