Shorn and Unshorn

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Shorn adjective - Having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers.

Usage example: picked up the baby's shorn curls from the floor

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Unshorn is an antonym for shorn.

Unshorn adjective - Covered with or as if with hair.

Usage example: the sight of their unshorn heads is something that these male recruits will not see during their basic training

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Shorn is an antonym for unshorn.

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