hirsute
[ hur-soot, hur-soot ]
/ ˈhɜr sut, hɜrˈsut /
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adjective
hairy; shaggy.
Botany, Zoology. covered with long, rather stiff hairs.
of, relating to, or characteristic of hair.
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Origin of hirsute
1615–25; <Latin hirsūtus rough, shaggy, bristly; akin to horrid
OTHER WORDS FROM hirsute
hir·sute·ness, nounsub·hir·sute, adjectivesub·hir·sute·ness, nounWords nearby hirsute
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British Dictionary definitions for hirsute
hirsute
/ (ˈhɜːsjuːt) /
adjective
covered with hair
(of plants or their parts) covered with long but not stiff hairs
(of a person) having long, thick, or untrimmed hair
Derived forms of hirsute
hirsuteness, nounWord Origin for hirsute
C17: from Latin hirsūtus shaggy; related to Latin horrēre to bristle, hirtus hairy; see horrid
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Medical definitions for hirsute
hirsute
[ hûr′sōōt′, hîr′-, hər-sōōt′ ]
adj.
Covered with hair; hairy.
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