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- [hair-ee]
- /ˈhɛər i/
- /ˈheə.ri/
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- [hair-ee]
- /ˈhɛər i/
Definitions of hairy word
- adjective hairy covered with hair; having much hair. 1
- adjective hairy consisting of or resembling hair: moss of a hairy texture. 1
- adjective hairy Informal. causing anxiety or fright: a hairy trip through the rapids. full of hardship or difficulty: a hairy exam; a hairy illness. 1
- noun hairy Covered with hair, especially thick or long hair. 1
- adjective hairy with excessive hair 1
- adjective hairy with hair 1
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Origin of hairy
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
First recorded in 1250-1300, hairy is from the Middle English word heeri. See hair, -y1
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Parts of speech for Hairy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hairy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hairy
adj hairy
- furry — consisting of or resembling fur: a deep, furry rug in front of the fireplace; the furry undergrowth of the forest.
- shaggy — covered with or having long, rough hair.
- woolly — consisting of wool: a woolly fleece.
- fuzzy — of the nature of or resembling fuzz: a soft, fuzzy material.
- hirsute — hairy; shaggy.
adjective hairy
- long-haired — Sometimes Disparaging. an intellectual.
- wooly — consisting of wool: a woolly fleece.
- dangerous — If something is dangerous, it is able or likely to hurt or harm you.
Antonyms for hairy
adj hairy
- hairless — without hair; bald: his pink hairless pate.
- smooth — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
- bald — Someone who is bald has little or no hair on the top of their head.
- clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
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