Glabrous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡleɪbɹəs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Glabrous is an adjective meaning Bald, hairless; smooth.
Meaning
Bald, hairless; smooth.
Example Sentences
Adriaan rose, pulling out his limbering glabrous cock, his eyes happy.
The glabrous old head cranks round on him, stiff and slow, until the clouded eyes draw level with his own.
'I am bound by precedent,' said the First Lord, turning a vast glabrous expressionless face from Harte to Sir Joseph.
[Crotalaria obtecta] Stems tall, erect, branched: stipules not decurrent: leaves simple, usually glabrous on the upper side: […] legumes oblong, many-seeded, glabrous or softly pubescent.
Synonyms for glabrous
Depending on context, synonyms include calvous, hairless.
Antonyms for glabrous
Common opposites include hirsute, hairy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hairless, ovary, bald, callow, underhaired, scalpless.
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