Meaning

(not comparable) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of hair..

Definitions by Sense

1. (not comparable) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of hair.
2. (comparable) Covered with hair; hairy.

Example Sentences

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.

What pileous sculptures was the young man creating on that lovely head?

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.

Word Forms

• more pileous
• most pileous

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Use pileous when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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