hairy

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhɛəri/

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  Rhymes: -ɛəri

Adjective

hairy (comparative hairier, superlative hairiest)

1. Of a person, having a lot of hair on the body.

   a hairy man

2. Of an animal, having a lot of fur.

   hairy mammoth

3. Of a body part other than the head, having hair growing from it.

   She is a great admirer of hairy chests.

4. Difficult, complex, intricate, or intimidating.

   It’s a hairy problem, and will probably take several weeks to sort out.

Synonyms

• (person): furry, hirsute
• (animal): furry
• (body part): furry, hirsute

Antonyms

• bald
• hairless

Derived terms

• hairily
• hairiness

See also

• dasypygal

Translations

of a person

Danish: håret, behåret Dutch: harig, behaard (nl) Estonian: karvane (et) Finnish: karvainen (fi) French: poilu (fr) m., poilue (fr) f. German: behaart (de), haarig (de) Hungarian: szőrös (hu) Italian: peloso (it) m., pelosa (it) f. Japanese: 毛深い (けぶかい, kebuka)

Latin: pilusus (la) m., pilosa (la) f., pilosus (la) m. Latvian: matains, spalvains Old English: rūh (ang) Portuguese: peludo (pt) m., peluda (pt) f. Russian: волосатый (ru) Spanish: peludo (es), velludo (es) Swedish: hårig (sv) Turkish: kıllı (tr)

of an animal

Danish: lodden (da) Dutch: harig Estonian: karvane (et) Finnish: karvainen (fi) German: pelzartig Hungarian: szőrös Latin: pilosus (la) m., pilosa (la) f.

Latvian: spalvains Portuguese: peludo (pt) m., peluda (pt) f. Russian: мохнатый (ru) Scottish Gaelic: molach (gd) Spanish: peludo (es), velludo (es) Swedish: hårig (sv) Turkish: kürklü (tr), postlu (tr)

of a body part other than the head

Danish: håret, behåret Dutch: harig, behaard Estonian: karvane (et) Finnish: karvainen (fi) French: poilu (fr) m., poilue (fr) f. German: behaart (de), haarig (de) Hebrew: שעיר Hungarian: szőrös

Italian: peloso (it) m., pelosa (it) f. Latin: pilosus (la) m., pilosa (la) f. Latvian: spalvains Portuguese: peludo (pt) m., peluda (pt) f. Russian: волосатый (ru) Spanish: peludo (es), velludo (es) Swedish: hårig (sv) Turkish: kıllı (tr)

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• Isthmus Zapotec: naraxi
• Yucatec Maya: tso'otsil