cottony

adjective cot·tony \ˈkät-nē, ˈkä-t^ən-ē\

: like cotton : soft, fluffy, or covered with small soft hairs

Full Definition of COTTONY

: resembling cotton in appearance or character: as

a : covered with hairs or pubescence

b : soft

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Synonyms: bristly, brushy, hairy, fleecy, furred, furry, hirsute, rough, shaggy, silky, unshorn, woolly (also wooly)

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