hairy (redirected from hairy caterpillars)

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 [ˈhɛərɪ]

adj hairier, hairiest

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) having or covered with hair

2. Slang

a.  difficult or problematic

b.  scaring, dangerous, or exciting

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) I don't mind having a hairy chest, but the stuff on my back is really thick.

2. (Slang) dangerous, scary, risky, unpredictable, hazardous, perilous His driving was a bit hairy.

Translations

hairy [ˈhɛərɪ] ADJ (hairier (compar) (hairiest (superl)))

1. [chest, legs, arms] → peludo, velludo; (= long-haired) → melenudo
he's got hairy legs → tiene las piernas peludas or velludas, tiene mucho pelo or vello en las piernas
a hairy spider → una araña peluda

2. (= frightening) [experience] → horripilante, espeluznante

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hairy [ˈhɛəri] adj

[legs, chest, body, person] → poilu(e)
He's got hairy legs → Il a les jambes poilues.

(fig) (= frightening) → effrayant(e)

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hairy

adj (+er)

person, body, plant, spider → behaart; leg, arm, chest, armpits → haarig, behaart; animal, coat → haarig; she has very hairy armpits → sie hat viele Achselhaare

(inf: = scary, risky) → haarig (inf); situation → brenzlig (inf); adventure → riskant; driving → rasant (inf)

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hairy [ˈhɛərɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl)))

a. → peloso/a, irsuto/a

b. (fam) (frightening) → da far rizzare i capelli

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