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   hairy

   /ˈhɛːri/

   adjective

   • 1. covered with hair: "a hairy chest" Similar hirsuteshaggybushyhair-coveredlong-hairedwoollyfurryfleecyfuzzybeardedunshavenunshornbewhiskeredstubblybristlytechnical:pilosepileouspapposerare:crinitecrinigerousOpposite hairlessshort-haired
   • ▪ having a rough feel or appearance suggestive of coarse hair: "a hairy tweed coat and skirt"
   • 2. alarming and difficult: informal "we drove up yet another hairy mountain road" Similar riskyunsafedangerousperiloushazardoushigh-risktouch-and-gofraught with dangertrickyticklishdifficultawkwarduncertainunpredictableprecariousunchancyinformal:chancydiceystickyiffydodgygnarlyarchaic, humorous:parlousOpposite safe

   Derivatives

   • 1. hairily adverb
   • 2. hairiness noun

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   What is the meaning of the word hairy?

   • Adj. 1. silver-haired - having hair the color of silver haired, hairy, hirsute - having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar"

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   What does it mean if a dog is hairy?

   • Hairy things are furry or fuzzy — covered with hair. If your hairy dog lies on your bed, your bed may end up hairy as well. If your dad has a bushy beard, he has a hairy face, and while some kinds of caterpillars are sleek and smooth, others are hairy. Informally, you can also use hairy to mean "scary."

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   What's a hairy situation?

   • complicated, nasty, undesired situation. He's in a hairy situation right now. Get the hairy situation mug.

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   What is hair slang?

   • 1. covered with hair. 2. consisting of or resembling hair: moss of a hairy texture. 3. Slang. difficult, frightening, or risky. hair′i•ness, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. 1. 2.

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   hairy: [adjective] covered with hair or hairlike material. having a downy fuzz on the stems and leaves.

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   HAIRY meaning: 1. having a lot of hair, especially on parts of the body other than the head: 2. frightening or…. Learn more.

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   Hairy definition: covered with hair; having much hair.. See examples of HAIRY used in a sentence.

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   Define hairy. hairy synonyms, hairy pronunciation, hairy translation, English dictionary definition of hairy. adj. hair·i·er , hair·i·est 1. Covered with hair or hairlike projections: a hairy caterpillar.

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   Hairy things are furry or fuzzy — covered with hair. If your hairy dog lies on your bed, your bed may end up hairy as well.

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   Definition of hairy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   hairy. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Human hair‧y /ˈheəri $ ˈheri/ adjective (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 exciting It was ...