Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913 Downy /(-y̆)/ · Down·y · IPA /ˈdaʊni/ 01 a. Covered with down, or with pubescence or soft hairs. 1. Covered with down, or with pubescence or soft hairs. “Plants that . . . have downy or velvet rind upon their leaves.” — Bacon. 2. Made of, or resembling, down. Hence, figuratively: Soft; placid; soothing; quiet. “Time steals on with downy feet.” — Young. 3. Cunning; wary.[Slang, Eng.]