hairy
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7.4
- adjective
- /ˈhɛri/
- Informal
:
peligroso
- Things got quite hairy, but the shared struggle was necessary for character growth.
- get hairy
- a hairy situation
- things get hairy
I've been getting into more hairy discussions about free will.
- I've been getting into more hairy discussions about free will.
- Now I start with a big bodacious, scary, hairy goal, right?
- Someone's asked me what's next in terms of your big hairy audacious goals?
- So and the night train was hairy because it stopped across the the Alps.
- And a big hairy, audacious scary goal.
- So I had the surgery and it was a big hairy deal.
- You can always do it, but it can get very, very hairy.
- Well, there, there were sometimes, you know, where things got a little hairy.
- Yeah, there was a couple of hairy moments doing that kind of stuff, but we got out of them fine.
- When the jockey is on the sidelines and the race changes, shit's going to get hairy.
- But you got to be honest with yourself and with the friend because whenever you're mixing friends and business, things can get really hairy in a hurry.
- Now the math is kind of, it gets hairy and complicated, but the basic notion is really quite simple.
- Now with the partner forces like Fed Pole, ERD and whoever Bravo was with, I forget their name, that got super hairy.
Examples
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He said the negotiations could get hairy if we didn't reach an agreement soon.
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Matthew raises some good points, proving just how hairy of an issue this really is.
Blog text (3) -
It's going to get hairy around here.
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And if it gets hairy, you could back out.
Fiction book (2001) -
Yeah, there was a couple of hairy moments doing that kind of stuff, but we got out of them fine.
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The whole thing was pretty hairy.
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When we get one at two in the morning, it can get real hairy.
Fiction book (1991) -
It's a little hairy to get the ship in when the seas are rough.
Fiction book (1990) -
It gets a little hairy, but if we just hang in there, we'll then we'll do it together.
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It's late, it's gettin' real hairy out there and I gotta close this place up before all hell breaks loose.
Synonyms
6
5.2
Very frightening so you feel excited and afraid
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A plant that comes back every year with yellow flower heads and fine hairs, growing in dry places
- Specialized
A climbing shrub with hairy leaves and yellow-orange fragrant flowers
- Specialized
A small evergreen plant with woolly hairs on the leaf stems and underside of its leaves
- Specialized
A small freshwater fish with short stiff hairs on its fins often kept in aquariums
- Specialized
Many thin roots growing abnormally near a plant's base, often caused by a disease called crown gall
- Specialized
A harmless mouth problem where the tongue looks dark and furry because tiny bumps grow too long, often after antibiotics
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
How Dangerous
66
4.3
∞
1.5
- Informal
46
7.4
- Informal
30
8.5
- Informal
25
7.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hairy as an informal word for 'dangerous' or 'frightening' comes from the idea of something that makes your hair stand up, as in the phrase hair-raising. A helpful way to remember this sense is to picture a scary moment that makes your hair 'stand on end', which is why hairy can mean risky or frightening.