AskDefine | Define hairlike

Dictionary Definition

hairlike adj : long and slender with a very small internal diameter; "a capillary tube" [syn: capillary]

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English

Etymology

From hair + -like.

Adjective

  1. Resembling hair; having the texture, consistency, or appearance of hair.
    The moss grew in a hairlike mass over the rocks.

Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words

bristlelike, capillary, cirrose, cirrous, fibered, fibroid, fibrous, flagelliform, flossy, funicular, gossamery, hairy, ligamental, ropy, silky, stringy, taeniate, taeniform, threadlike, thready, wiry
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