hirsute
[ hur-soot, hur-soot ]
/ ˈhɜr sut, hɜrˈsut /
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
Related formshir·sute·ness, nounsub·hir·sute, adjectivesub·hir·sute·ness, noun
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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 Formshirsuteness, noun
Word Origin for hirsute
C17: from Latin hirsūtus shaggy; related to Latin horrēre to bristle, hirtus hairy; see horrid
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Word Origin and History for hirsute
hirsute
"hairy," 1620s, from Latin hirsutus "rough, shaggy, bristly," figuratively "rude, unpolished," related to hirtus "shaggy," and possibly to horrere "to bristle with fear," from PIE *ghers-tu-, from root *ghers- "to bristle" (see horror).
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Medicine definitions for hirsute
hirsute
[ hûr′sōōt′, hîr′-, hər-sōōt′ ]
adj.
Covered with hair; hairy.
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