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adj. - Resembling an animal pelt.

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Usage examples (5)
  • Her face was triangular, with very little chin; her ears, pointed, with furlike tufts on the ends.
  • He shuddered at the sight of the great black hands, thickly grown with hair that was almost furlike.
  • It spreads slowly by thick, above-ground stolons (roots), densely covered with golden brown, furlike hairs.
  • In a state of good health these fine lines are stiff like toothbrush bristles; while in the case of poor health these lines droop, curl, and present a furlike appearance.
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