1. Like down or as soft as down
   "The kitten's fur was downy and fluffy";
   - downlike, flossy, fluffy
    
2. (biology) covered with fine soft hairs or down
   "downy milkweed seeds";
   - pubescent, puberulent, sericeous

Derived forms: downiest, downier

See also: haired, hairy, hirsute, soft

Encyclopedia: Downy, Chris