hairy
[hair-ee]
- covered with hair; having much hair.
- consisting of or resembling hair: moss of a hairy texture.
- Informal.
- causing anxiety or fright: a hairy trip through the rapids.
- full of hardship or difficulty: a hairy exam; a hairy illness.
Origin of hairy
Synonyms
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com1. furry, woolly, shaggy.
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Examples from the Web for hairy
Contemporary Examples
His play The Hairy Ape, the agent noted, “could easily lend itself to radical propaganda.”
Indeed, one female student told ASU News that cultivating a hairy existence was a “life-changing experience.”
As The Guardian noted, Cameron Diaz was telling adorable anecdotes about forcibly grooming a hairy friend just under a year ago.
Here, the brainiacs were ridiculed and the hairy nimble beasts ruled the day.
Each gig was a different situation, some hairy, some boring, most both in alternating fashion.
Glen Doherty Obituary: Navy SEAL Killed in LibyaSeptember 13, 2012
Historical Examples
I could feel the hairy shoulder of the moose and across his antlers Nukéwis calling me.
The Trail BookMary Austin
Then Linda turned and laid a hand on each of Katy's hairy red arms.
Her Father's DaughterGene Stratton-Porter
Then it is iced by applying warm water with a bit of hairy deerskin.
The Long Labrador TrailDillon Wallace
His fingers were in that hairy throat, where they had itched to twine.
He kicked it from the reach of that hairy paw and sprang after it.
hairy
- having or covered with hair
- slang
- difficult or problematic
- scaring, dangerous, or exciting
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Word Origin and History for hairy
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hairy
(hâr′ē)
- Covered with hair or hairlike projections.
- Consisting of or resembling hair.
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