hairy
1Hairy — Hair y ( [y^]), a. 1. Bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling hair; rough with hair; hirsute. [1913 Webster] His mantle hairy, and his bonnet sedge. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Very complicated, difficult, or involved; as, a hairy… …
2hairy — [adj1] having much hair bearded, bewhiskered, bristly, bushy, downy, fleecy, flocculent, fluffy, furry, fuzzy, hirsute, lanate, pileous, piliferous, pilose, pubescent, rough, shaggy, stubbly, tufted, unshaven, unshorn, villous, whiskered, woolly; …
3hairy — (adj.) early 14c., from HAIR (Cf. hair) + Y (Cf. y) (2). From 1848 in slang sense of difficult. Farmer calls this Oxford slang. Perhaps from the notion of rugged, rough. Related: Hairiness …
4hairy — ► ADJECTIVE (hairier, hairiest) 1) covered with or resembling hair. 2) informal alarming and difficult. DERIVATIVES hairiness noun …
5hairy — [her′ē] adj. hairier, hairiest 1. covered with hair; hirsute 2. of or like hair ☆ 3. Slang difficult, distressing, harrowing, etc. hairiness n …
6hairy — hair|y [ˈheəri US ˈheri] adj comparative hairier superlative hairiest 1.) a hairy person or animal has a lot of hair on their body ▪ a skinny guy with hairy legs ▪ a hairy caterpillar 2.) informal dangerous or frightening, often in a way that is… …
7hairy — [[t]he͟əri[/t]] hairier, hairiest 1) ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is hairy is covered with hairs. He was wearing shorts which showed his long, muscular, hairy legs... The plant has serrated and hairy leaves. Ant: hairless 2) ADJ GRADED If …
8hairy */ — UK [ˈheərɪ] / US [ˈherɪ] adjective Word forms hairy : adjective hairy comparative hairier superlative hairiest 1) with a lot of hair a hairy chest The leaves are soft and hairy. 2) informal frightening, or dangerous a hairy moment Derived word:… …
9hairy — hairiness, n. /hair ee/, adj., hairier, hairiest. 1. covered with hair; having much hair. 2. consisting of or resembling hair: moss of a hairy texture. 3. Informal. a. causing anxiety or fright: a hairy trip through the rapids. b. full of… …
10hairy — hair|y [ heri ] adjective * 1. ) with a lot of hair: a hairy chest The leaves are soft and hairy. 2. ) INFORMAL frightening or dangerous: a hairy moment ╾ hair|i|ness noun uncount …
