downier; downiest
Examples of downy in a Sentence
the downy surface of a ripe peach
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This vigorous grower has soft, downy leaves in 12-inch mounds and starry, yellow-green flowers that emerge above them in summer.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
Penguin chicks hatch with fluffy downy feathers that aren't waterproof.
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Four goslings twisted their downy necks to stare at me hard.
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—Anne Readel, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
Penguin chicks hatch with fluffy downy feathers that aren't waterproof.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025
Four goslings twisted their downy necks to stare at me hard.
—Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 7 July 2025
Two tall sandhill crane parents strutted through the marsh, their downy red colt toddling behind them.
—Anne Readel, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for downy
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“Downy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downy. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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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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