downy

Etymology

From down + -y.

adj

  1. Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers or hair.
    The chick's downy coat of feathers formed almost immediately to keep it warm.
  2. Sharp-witted, perceptive.
    The right hon. Gentleman has much more claim to the adjective downy than I have, but he really cannot catch me with that one. 1947, Sir David Maxwell Fyfe, Speech in UK House of Commons, 10th November 1947
  3. (UK, Norfolk) Low-spirited; down in the mouth.

noun

  1. A blanket filled with down; a duvet.
    Went to bed with 2 downies on the bed, but the heat finally kicked in and ended with one cover and my feet sticking out. 2013, Dorothy M. Jensen, The Little Girl From 311 Travis Street, page 246

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