furless

Definition of furlessnext

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Recent Examples of furless On a plywood bookshelf above the twin bed sat a dozen teddy bears of varying age and quality, some patchy and furless. Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for furless
Adjective
  • Somewhere in the middle of this Los Angeles neo-noir, Colin Farrell’s quiet, well-dressed, cinema-loving private eye was revealed to be a blue-skinned alien — then the show just kept going, missing-persons mystery intact.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 19 June 2026
  • The plague victims likely hunted, skinned and butchered marmots for their meat and fur, which would have exposed members of the community to the bacteria, Macleod said.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
Adjective
  • These dogs usually have short or hairless coats, allowing air to circulate throughout their body.
    Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 29 May 2026
  • Yellow jackets are close in size to a honeybee, but have nearly hairless bodies and bold yellow-and-black striping.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
Adjective
  • Out back, a small sewage-treatment plant converts bodily waste from two flanking portable toilets into purified water, which is piped into a large tank in which yet another unclothed woman, wearing a scuba mouthpiece, floats for four hours at a time.
    Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
  • Investigators said some female victims were found naked or partially unclothed, with evidence of severe mutilation and objects including grenades, nails and household tools inserted into their bodies.
    Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026

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“Furless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furless. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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