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Towniest vs Downiest - What's the difference?

towniest | downiest |

As adjectives the difference between towniest and downiest

is that towniest is superlative of towny while downiest is superlative of downy.

towniest

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (towny)

    • towny

    English

    Noun

    (townies)

    • Adjective

    (townier)
  • Characteristic of a town.
  • * 1947 , Lynn Doyle, Green oranges (page 87)
    • The cousin might get the farm at Elias's death; but there was no telling. Elias didn't like him. He and his family were too towny for Elias. There was a danger that Elias might put the farm up for public auction, and live his latter days on the price.

    downiest

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (downy)

    • 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.