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DOWNIEST
DOWNY
downy, pubescent, puberulent, sericeous
(adjective) covered with fine soft hairs or down; “downy milkweed seeds”
downy, downlike, flossy, fluffy
(adjective) like down or as soft as down
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
downiest
superlative form of downy: most downy
Anagrams
• Wodenist, tiedowns, ties down
Source: Wiktionary
DOWNY
Down"y, a.
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 Edition
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