furless

adjective

Definition of furlessnext
as in skinned

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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
  1. skinned
  2. hairless
  3. unclothed
Adjective
  • But Paulina’s big plans are upended by the arrival at the school of Ericka (Jasmine Amy Rogers), a light-skinned Black girl from America with a Ghanaian father and a white mother back in Ohio.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Bo French, a Republican running for Texas Railroad Commissioner, couldn’t get past all those pesky brown-skinned men invading the stands.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of skinned
Adjective
  • Short-haired or hairless animals tend to cast well, like chihuahuas, Sphynx cats, or iguanas.
    — Yvonne Villasenor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Sphynx The sphynx is the star of the show in the world of hairless cats.
    — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of hairless
Adjective
  • Earlier in the day, Miller’s attorney took blame for an unclothed photo of Miller and Emily Moreno’s daughter published in a trove of documents Miller made public Sunday to support his claims of innocence.
    — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of unclothed

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“Furless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furless. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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