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Feathery vs Downy - What's the difference?

feathery | downy |

As adjectives the difference between feathery and downy

is that feathery is resembling feathers while downy is having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers.

feathery

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Resembling feathers.
  • Covered with feathers.

    • downy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers.
    • The chick's downy coat of feathers formed almost immediately to keep it warm.