pileous
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Is pileous a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (not comparable) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of hair.Examples: "Another frequent affection of the labia majora, is vulvular folliculitis of Hulguier, that is to say the inflammatlon of the numerous pileous and sebaceous glands of this organ."; "A thyroid lack is usually characterised by skin infiltration, by dryness and desquamation, by depletion of the pileous system,[…]."; "The play is indeed dominated by disguise and linguistic mimicry as Titus, the "carrot-headed" comic hero, tries to overcome prejudice against redheads and climb the social ladder by donning a wig and pretending to be "normal" in matters pileous."not-comparable
2. (comparable) Covered with hair; hairy.Examples: "This rare species might, but for the rugose and pileous epidermis and more depressed form, readily be confounded with the preceding."; "One cannot help but wonder whether the concerns ultimately had root in the presence of a diminutive, pileous, and swarthy Mediterranean atop a military vehicle, instead of our accepted Anglo-Saxon image of leadership and might."; "All of her attention is focused on surveying the rippled surface of my sturdy, pileous torso. I encourage her by stroking down her hair."comparable
Definition source: Wiktionary