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downy, downlike, flossy, fluffy

adj. like down or as soft as down

downy, pubescent, puberulent, sericeous

adj. covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds"

fuzzy

adj. confused and not coherent; not clearly thought out; "a vague and fuzzy idea of the world of finance"

brushed, fleecy, napped

adj. (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing; "a dress of brushed cotton"; "a fleecy lining"; "napped fabrics"

compressible, squeezable

adj. capable of being easily compressed

cushioned, cushiony, padded

adj. softened by the addition of cushions or padding

demulcent, emollient, salving, softening

adj. having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin

flocculent, woolly, wooly

adj. having a fluffy character or appearance

yielding

adj. lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure; "a deep yielding layer of foam rubber"

mushy

adj. having the consistency of mush

overstuffed

adj. upholstered thickly and deeply; "an overstuffed sofa"

softish, semisoft

adj. somewhat soft

spongy, squashy, squishy, spongelike

adj. easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility; "spongy bread"

velvet, velvety

adj. resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface

hispid

adj. (of animals or plants) having stiff coarse hairs or bristles; "plants with hispid stems"

comate, comose, comal

adj. of certain seeds (such as cotton) having a tuft or tufts of hair; "comate (or comose) seeds"; "a comal tuft"

floccose

adj. (of plants) having tufts of soft woolly hairs

furred, furry

adj. covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs; "furred animals"; "a furry teddy bear"

fuzzy

adj. confused and not coherent; not clearly thought out; "a vague and fuzzy idea of the world of finance"

haired

adj. having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar"

long-haired

adj. with long hair; "long-haired hippies"

pappose

adj. (of plants such as dandelions and thistles) having pappi or tufts of featherlike hairs or delicate bristles

pilous, pilose, pilary

adj. covered with hairs especially fine soft ones

shock-headed

adj. having a shock (or untidy mass) of hair; "shock-headed teenagers"

tomentose, tomentous

adj. densely covered with short matted woolly hairs; "a tomentose leaf"

wire-haired, wiry-coated

adj. (especially of dogs) having stiff wiry hair; "a wire-haired terrier"

wooly, woolly, wooly-haired, woolly-haired

adj. covered with dense often matted or curly hairs; "woolly lambs"

hard

adj. resisting weight or pressure

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