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Downy

/dˈaʊni/
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(adj) Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers or hair.

The duckling's downy feathers made it look like a tiny ball of sunshine.
A layer of downy frost covered the grass in the early morning light.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The duckling's ____ feathers made it look like a tiny ball of sunshine.

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