downy

== English == === Etymology === From down + -y. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdaʊni/ Rhymes: -aʊni Homophone: Downie === Adjective === downy (comparative downier, superlative downiest) Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers or hair. (slang, dated) Sharp-witted, perceptive. 1947, Sir David Maxwell Fyfe, Speech in UK House of Commons, 10th November 1947: (UK, Norfolk) Low-spirited; down in the mouth. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === downy (plural downies) A blanket filled with down; a duvet. (slang, dated) A bed. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “downy adj.1”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present. == Polish == === Pronunciation === (Lesser Poland): (Goral): (Zagórze) IPA(key): [ˈdɔv.nɘ] === Adjective === downy (Zagórze) alternative form of dawny === Further reading === Józefa Kobylińska (2001), “dawny”, in Marian Kucała, editor, Słownik gwary gorczańskiej (zagórzańskiej)‎[1] (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Akademii Pedagogicznej, →ISBN, page 26