hairy (redirected from hairier)

hair·y  (hâr)

adj. hair·i·er, hair·i·est

1. Covered with hair or hairlike projections: a hairy caterpillar.

2. Consisting of or resembling hair: a hairy overcoat.

3. Slang Fraught with difficulties; hazardous: a hairy escape; hairy problems.

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hairi·ness n.

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hairy

Adjective

[hairier, hairiest]

1. covered with hair

2. Slang dangerous, exciting, and difficult

hairiness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	hairy - having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar" haired, hirsute hairless - having no hair or fur; "a Mexican Hairless is about the size of a fox terrier and hairless except for a tufts on the head and tail"
	2.	hairy - hazardous and frightening; "hairy moments in the mountains" alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger

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hairy

adjective 1. shaggy, woolly, furry, stubbly, bushy, bearded, unshaven, hirsute, fleecy, bewhiskered, pileous Biology pilose Biology

adjective 2. (Slang) dangerous, scary, risky, unpredictable, hazardous, perilous

Translations

hairy [ˈhɛərɪ] adj → peludo, velludo

hairy [ˈhɛərɪ] hair adj → poilu(e) → chevelu(e);

(inf) (= frightening); effrayant(e)

hairy [ˈhɛərɪ] hair adj → behaart;

(inf) (situation) → brenzlig, haarig

hairy [ˈhɛərɪ] adj → irsuto/a; peloso/a;

(col) (= frightening); spaventoso/a