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DOWNY

\dˈa͡ʊni], \dˈa‍ʊni], \d_ˈaʊ_n_i]\

Definitions of DOWNY

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

Covered with down, or with pubescence or soft hairs.
Cunning; wary.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Covered with down, or with pubescence or soft hairs.
Cunning; wary.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Covered with, or made of, soft feathers, hair, or wool; soft; restful; cunning; artful.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Covered with or made of down: like down: soft: soothing.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Covered with, or made of down; like down.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Covered with down; made of down; soft; calm; soothing; resembling down; smooth dealing; knowing.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

Soft, like down.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

Covered with down or nap; made of down or soft feathers; soft, tender, soothing.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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