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downiest

downiest is the superlative form of downy.

Meaning of downy

Adjective

downy (comparative downier, superlative downiest)

  1. Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers or hair.
    • The chick's downy coat of feathers formed almost immediately to keep it warm.
  2. (dated, slang) Sharp-witted, perceptive.
    • The right hon. Gentleman has much more claim to the adjective downy than I have, but he really cannot catch me with that one.1947, Sir David Maxwell Fyfe, Speech in UK House of Commons, 10th November 1947
  3. (Norfolk, UK) Low-spirited; down in the mouth.

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Questions about downiest

What is downiest the superlative form of?
Downiest is the superlative form of downy.

Words near downiest in the dictionary

  1. downhole
  2. downhome
  3. downie
  4. downier
  5. downies
  6. downiest
  7. Downieville
  8. downily
  9. downiness
  10. downing
  11. Downing effect

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