different between shaggy vs downy
shaggy
English
Etymology
shag +? -y
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??æ?i/
- Rhymes: -æ?i
Adjective
shaggy (comparative shaggier, superlative shaggiest)
- With long, thick, and uncombed hair, fur or wool.
- 1900, L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- They waited until Dorothy awoke the next morning. The little girl was quite frightened when she saw the great pile of shaggy wolves, but the Tin Woodman told her all. She thanked him for saving them and sat down to breakfast, after which they started again upon their journey.
- 1900, L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- With a surface like shaggy hair; rough nap.
Derived terms
- shaggy dog story
Translations
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downy
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?da?ni/
- Rhymes: -a?ni
- Homophone: Downie
Etymology
From down +? -y.
Adjective
downy (comparative downier, superlative downiest)
- Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers or hair.
- Sharp-witted, perceptive.
- 1947, Sir David Maxwell Fyfe, Speech in UK House of Commons, 10th November 1947:
- 1947, Sir David Maxwell Fyfe, Speech in UK House of Commons, 10th November 1947:
- (Britain, Norfolk) Low-spirited; down in the mouth.
Translations
Noun
downy (plural downies)
- A blanket filled with down; a duvet.
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