unbrushable
Comb won't help
Hair or fur that is unbrushable resists being brushed into order—too tangled, matted, or wild to tame: After a week of camping, her hair was completely unbrushable.
The word extends to anything that defies grooming or smoothing: an unbrushable cowlick, the cat's unbrushable belly fur.
Impossible to manage
- stubbornRefusing to change course
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- uncontrollableImpossible to restrain
- unrulyDifficult to control
impossible · hopeless · frustrating · defiant · obstinate · willful · incorrigible · untamable
Tangled into clumps
- knottedTied with loops
- snarledGrowled or knotted
- entangledTwisted together inseparably
- twistedWound around itself
coiled · ratty · windswept · bedraggled · tousled · disheveled · unkempt · frizzy
Impervious to moisture
- stainproofResistant to permanent marks
- untreatableCannot be healed
- imperviousUnable to be affected
- coatedHaving a surface layer
sealed · synthetic · plastic · slick · nonporous · repellent · laminated · shellacked
intractable
Impossible to manage
- stubbornRefusing to change course
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- uncontrollableImpossible to restrain
unruly · impossible · hopeless · frustrating · defiant · obstinate · willful · incorrigible · untamable · recalcitrant
matted
Tangled into clumps
twisted · coiled · ratty · windswept · bedraggled · tousled · disheveled · unkempt · frizzy · nappy
waterproof
Impervious to moisture
- stainproofResistant to permanent marks
- untreatableCannot be healed
- imperviousUnable to be affected
coated · sealed · synthetic · plastic · slick · nonporous · repellent · laminated · shellacked · lacquered
unbrushablebrushable
Can be stroked smooth
manageable · sleek · smooth · silky · detangled
unbrushablewell-groomed
Neat and tidy
tidy · neat · presentable · sleek · polished
brush, brushed, brushing, brushes, brushy, brushable, bristle, bristles, bristled