downier; downiest
Examples of downy in a Sentence
the downy surface of a ripe peach
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Aviva Bechky, Houston Chronicle, 30 Jan. 2026
Sourcing the best comforters and duvet inserts—from down toppers to fluffy, featherless options—makes a downy bedscape a reality.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 22 Jan. 2026
Tamma was crying and snotting into the downy peach fuzz of her upper lip.
—Literary Hub, 20 Jan. 2026
The little nightingale loved her mother’s voice too, its fizzy trajectory striking the filaments of her downiest feathers.
—Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Downy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downy. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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downy
adjective
downier; downiest
1
: resembling a bird's down
2
: covered with or made of down
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