downy
Plural: downies
Adjective Satellite
- like down or as soft as down
- covered with fine soft hairs or down
- "downy milkweed seeds"
Adj
- Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers or hair.
- Sharp-witted, perceptive.
- Low-spirited; down in the mouth.
Noun
- A blanket filled with down; a duvet.
- A bed.
Adjective
- Covered with soft, fine hairs or feathers; soft.
Examples
- The chick's downy coat of feathers formed almost immediately to keep it warm.
- The letters felt incredibly DOWNY, but refused to form any useful words.
- to do the downy (i.e. lie in bed)
Origin / Etymology
From down + -y.
Scrabble Score: 12
downy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddowny: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
downy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
downy: valid Words With Friends Word