hirsute

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin hirsūtus (shaggy, hairy).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /həːˈsjuːt/, /həːˈsuːt/
  • (US) IPA: /hɚˈsut/
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Adjective [edit]

hirsute (comparative more hirsute, superlative most hirsute)

  1. Covered in hair or bristles; hairy.

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Adjective [edit]

hirsute (masculine and feminine, plural hirsutes)

  1. hairy, bristly, shaggy

Latin [edit]

Adjective [edit]

hirsūte

  1. vocative masculine singular of hirsūtus