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PILEOUS Synonyms

There are 7 synonyms of the word pileous. (exact relations)
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	bristly					adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • very irritable • having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
	bushy					adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • used of hair; thick and poorly groomed • resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading
	fuzzy					adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • covering with fine light hairs • indistinct or hazy in outline • confused and not coherent; not clearly thought out
	hairy					adjectiveadj
	adjective • having or covered with hair adjective satellite • hazardous and frightening
	shaggy					verb, adjectivev, adj
	adjective satellite • used of hair; thick and poorly groomed • having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags
	tufted					adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • (of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts • having or adorned with tufts • (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination
	woolly					adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • having a fluffy character or appearance • confused and vague; used especially of thinking • covered with dense often matted or curly hairs • covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments

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