Downy \Down"y\ (-[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 Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)