hairy
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- shaggy, bushy, furry, hirsute, stubbly, unshaven, woolly
- dangerous, difficult, hazardous, perilous, risky

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Antonyms: hairless
Contrasted words: bald, barefaced, beardless, glabrous, shaved, shaven, shorn, smooth
Related Words: bristly, bushy, downy, fluffy, fuzzy, lanate, nappy, pubescent, rough, shaggy, tomentose, tufted, unshorn, villous

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

hair‧y /ˈheəri $ ˈheri/ adjective (comparative hairier, superlative hairiest)
[Word Family: noun: hair, hairiness; adjective: hairless ≠ hairy]

1. a hairy person or animal has a lot of hair on their body:
a skinny guy with hairy legs
a hairy caterpillar

2. informal dangerous or frightening, often in a way that is exciting:
It was pretty hairy climbing down the cliff.
a few hairy moments
—hairiness noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲