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hairy

hairy

134 1.0
Having a lot of hair on the body or surface
  • adjective
  • /ˈhɛri/
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  • The very worst thing of all was those big, hairy paws in lacy gloves.
  • a hairy chest
  • hairy animals
  • hairy hands

If I expose my calf, my beautiful hairy calf, it's a crime.

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Examples

  • She wore a sweater made of hairy wool to keep warm in winter.

  • I like a hairy chest, myself.

  • It's a huge hairy monster.

  • You know, I'm just a big, hairy, American winning machine.

  • The two brides hold a fan made of the hairy part of a horse's tail while they dance.

    Academic text (1993)
  • You know, I've had hairy back and hairy buttocks.

  • He's older and hairier, but it's him.

  • I'm just a massive, hulking, hairy Frankenstein boy.

  • Her face is buried in the hairy, bare chest of Kezure, an enormous, bear-like pirate king.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The dog had a hairy coat that shed all over the living room.

Synonyms

furry
vshairy
52 1.0

Covered with soft thick hair like an animal

means simply being covered with hair without implying softness
bushy
vshairy
22 1.3

Thick and full, spreading like a small bush, often for hair or tails

is about having much hair rather than a spreading shape
shaggy
vshairy
22 3.2

With long, thick, untidy hair, fur, or material that looks rough

focuses only on the presence of hair, not on messiness
hirsute
vshairy
3 9.4

Having a lot of hair on the body or face

is the neutral general term for having much hair on a surface
furred
vshairy
1 4.4

Covered with thick soft hair like an animal

is more general, not focused on silkiness or fine texture
shaggy-haired
vshairy
1 3.7

Long, thick hair that looks messy and not neat

covers any amount of hair without implying untidiness
hoary
vshairy
  • Specialized
1 9.8

Covered with fine white hairs, usually on plants or animals

is the general notion of having hair regardless of colour or whiteness
thick-haired
vshairy
2.3

Having a lot of hair on the head or body

refers broadly to having a lot of hair without stressing density
woolly-haired
vshairy
5.1

Having thick, curly or matted hair like wool

is broader, not limited to curly or matted woollike hair
shaggy-coated
vshairy
4.5

Having long, thick, untidy fur or hair that needs brushing

is the plain description for having hair without messy appearance
fuzzed
vshairy
5.9

With a surface covered in fine soft hairs

means having hair generally but not specifically fine or downy

Antonyms

26 1.7

Having no fur or small threads that grow on the skin

Compounds

hairy darling pea
  • Australian
9.9

A small Australian shrub with soft hairy stems and pink flowers

A grass from Europe grown for hay and often a weed in fields

hairy golden aster
  • Specialized
8.5

A plant that comes back every year with yellow flower heads and fine hairs, growing in dry places

hairy honeysuckle
  • Specialized
8.3

A climbing shrub with hairy leaves and yellow-orange fragrant flowers

hairy lip fern
  • Specialized
9.9

A small evergreen plant with woolly hairs on the leaf stems and underside of its leaves

hairy molly
  • Specialized
9.1

A small freshwater fish that has fine hair-like fins and lives in tanks

hairy molly fish
  • Specialized
8.2

A small freshwater fish with short stiff hairs on its fins often kept in aquariums

hairy root
  • Specialized
8.9

Many thin roots growing abnormally near a plant's base, often caused by a disease called crown gall

9.9

A low climbing plant farmers grow to feed animals or improve soil

hairy tongue
  • Specialized
8.9

A harmless mouth problem where the tongue looks dark and furry because tiny bumps grow too long, often after antibiotics

7.9

A plant in the pea family used to cover soil, feed animals, and add nitrogen

A plant from Europe and Asia with purple red flowers and hairy stems that often grows near rivers

A North American plant that grows in woods with pale blue or purple spotted flowers

A small bat from tropical America that feeds on the blood of birds

How Hairy

shaggy
22 3.2
hirsute
3 9.4
hairy
134 1.0
short-haired
4 1.3
bald
280 1.0

Surface Forms

hairy positive
hairier comparative
hairiest superlative

Morphology

hairy = hair (transparent) = hair + y

Regular adjective formed from the noun 'hair' with the productive suffix '-y'; meaning 'covered with hair' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Hairy comes from the word hair plus the ending -y, which means 'full of'. So hairy literally means 'full of hair', which is why we use it for people or things covered with hair.