pileous

[pahy-lee-uhs, pil-ee-] / ˈpaɪ li əs, ˈpɪl i- /

ADJECTIVE

fleecy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

woolly

WEAK

floccose flocculent fluffy hairy hirsute lanose pilose shaggy soft whiskered

ADJECTIVE

hairy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

furry fuzzy shaggy unshaven woolly

STRONG

hirsute

WEAK

bearded bewhiskered bristly bushy downy fleecy flocculent fluffy lanate piliferous pilose pubescent rough stubbly tufted unshorn villous whiskered

Antonyms

STRONGEST

smooth

WEAK

bald balding clean hairless

ADJECTIVE

pilose

Synonyms

WEAK

bearded bewhiskered bristly bushy downy fleecy flocculent fluffy furry fuzzy hirsute lanate piliferous pubescent rough shaggy stubbly tufted unshaven unshorn villous whiskered woolly

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Suddenly, at dinner time, the lobby elevator door popped open and Fidel Castro�arms waving, beard wagging, voice rising and falling with rage�stormed out of the hotel with his pileous crew pounding after him.

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