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hirsute

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hir·sute  (hûrst, hîr-, hr-st)
adj.
1. Covered with hair; hairy.
2. Botany Covered with stiff or coarse hairs.
[Latin hirstus, hairy, bristly.]
hirsuteness n.
hirsute [ˈhɜːsjuːt]
adj
1. covered with hair
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of plants or their parts) covered with long but not stiff hairs
3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) (of a person) having long, thick, or untrimmed hair
[from Latin hirsūtus shaggy; related to Latin horrēre to bristle, hirtus hairy; see horrid]
hirsuteness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.hirsute - having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar"
haired, hairy
hirsute
adjective (Formal) hairy, bearded, shaggy, unshaven, bristly, bewhiskered, hispid (Biology) a large, hirsute Scot with an aggressive, blustery personality
Translations
hirsute [ˈhɜːsjuːt] ADJ → hirsuto
hirsute [ˈhɜːrsjuːt] (formal) adj (= hairy) → hirsute
hirsute
adj → stark behaart


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This hirsute growth should have been white, but the season was summer and it had not been exposed to a rain-shower for some time.
The Red One by London, Jack View in context
When Amelia stepped forward to salute him, which she always did with great trembling and timidity, he gave a surly grunt of recognition, and dropped the little hand out of his great hirsute paw without any attempt to hold it there.
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Burns, reestablished in his bed-place, was concealing his hirsute cheek in the palm of his hand.
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