pubescent vs downy

pubescent and downy both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pubescent	No	Yes	No	No
downy	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, pubescent and downy are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of pubescent include puberulent, sericeous.

pubescent (adjective)	downy (adjective)
covered with fine soft hairs or down	covered with fine soft hairs or down
(of animals especially human beings) having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature	like down or as soft as down