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downless

downless adjective: of a bird, lacking down feathers.

Adjective

downless (not comparable)

  1. Of a bird, lacking down feathers.

Origin of downless

From down + -less.

Questions about downless

What does downless mean?
Downless means of a bird, lacking down feathers.
What part of speech is downless?
Downless is an adjective.

Words near downless in the dictionary

  1. downlands
  2. downlead
  3. downleads
  4. downleg
  5. downlegs
  6. downless
  7. downlevel
  8. downleveled
  9. downleveling
  10. downlevelled
  11. downlevelling

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