Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Downy \Down"y\ (-[y^]), a.
   1. Covered with down, or with pubescence or soft hairs. ``A
      downy feather.'' --Shak.

            Plants that . . . have downy or velvet rind upon
            their leaves.                         --Bacon.

   2. Made of, or resembling, down. Hence, figuratively: Soft;
      placid; soothing; quiet. ``A downy shower.'' --Keble.
      ``Downy pillow.'' --Pope.

            Time steals on with downy feet.       --Young.

   3. Cunning; wary. [Slang, Eng.] --Latham.

Source : WordNet®

downy
     adj 1: like down or as soft as down [syn: {downlike}, {flossy}, {fluffy}]
     2: covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds"
        [syn: {pubescent}, {puberulent}, {sericeous}]
     [also: {downiest}, {downier}]