hairy
Americanadjective
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having or covered with hair
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slang
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difficult or problematic
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scaring, dangerous, or exciting
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Other Word Forms
- hairiness noun
- unhairiness noun
- unhairy adjective
Etymology
Origin of hairy
First recorded in 1250–1300, hairy is from the Middle English word heeri. See hair, -y 1
Example Sentences
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Two 10-year-old girls, enjoying a summer's day, who see a big hairy dog covered in soap.
From BBC
“The one with the blank square and the hairy stick and all the colored goo, boo-hoo-hoo!”
From Literature
I could see then that it wasn’t a boy but was some kind of black, hairy animal.
From Literature
From upside down, I could see straight up their noses, all hairy and slimy.
From Literature
Mason says she has a "particularly hairy part" of her wrist where she applies her testosterone gel on a daily basis, but that the benefits she gets from the hormone are worth it.
From BBC
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