Talk:downy

Agatha Christie seems to have used this in a different sense. "But he could always explain his bill away plausibly. A downy fellow. He married money." Equinox ◑ 22:21, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

Where does the second sense come from? I can't see any obvious path from "fuzzy coating" to "sharp-witted". 100.40.29.79 19:19, 30 June 2024 (UTC)