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Hairy definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HA'IRY, a. [from hair.] Overgrown with hair; covered with hair; abounding with hair.
Esau, my brother, is a hairy man. Genesis 27.
1. Consisting of hair; as hairy honors.
2. Resembling hair; of the nature of hair.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar" [syn: hairy, haired, hirsute] [ant: hairless]
2: hazardous and frightening; "hairy moments in the mountains"

Merriam Webster's

adjective (hairier; -est) Date: 14th century 1. a. covered with hair or hairlike material b. having a downy fuzz on the stems and leaves 2. made of or resembling hair 3. a. tending to cause nervous tension (as from danger) <a hairy adventure> b. difficult to deal with or comprehend <a hairy math problem> • hairiness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. (hairier, hairiest) 1 made of or covered with hair. 2 having the feel of hair. 3 sl. a alarmingly unpleasant or difficult. b crude, clumsy. Derivatives: hairily adv. hairiness n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hairy Hair"y, a. Bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling hair; rough with hair; rough with hair; rough with hair; hirsute. His mantle hairy, and his bonnet sedge. --Milton.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(hairier, hairiest) 1. Someone or something that is hairy is covered with hairs. He was wearing shorts which showed his long, muscular, hairy legs... ADJ 2. If you describe a situation as hairy, you mean that it is exciting, worrying, and rather frightening. (INFORMAL) His driving was a bit hairy. ADJ

Moby Thesaurus

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