Synonyms for hairy

Grammar : Adj

Spell : hair-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɛər i

Top 10 synonyms for hairy

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Définition of hairy

Origin : early 14c., from hair + -y (2). From 1848 in slang sense of "difficult." Farmer calls this "Oxford slang." Perhaps from the notion of "rugged, rough." Related: Hairiness.

adj having much hair
adj dangerous

Example sentences :

I could feel the hairy shoulder of the moose and across his antlers Nukéwis calling me.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

Then Linda turned and laid a hand on each of Katy's hairy red arms.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

Then it is iced by applying warm water with a bit of hairy deerskin.
Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace

His fingers were in that hairy throat, where they had itched to twine.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various

He kicked it from the reach of that hairy paw and sprang after it.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various

The stem is stout, two to four inches long, hairy like the pileus.
Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard

The stem is short, hairy, tawny; sometimes the stem is almost obsolete.
Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard

And by the by, Johns, who's that hairy pirate you've got for your new mate?
Extract from : « Tales Of Hearsay » by Joseph Conrad

Their hairy dogs barked at us, and their servants shouted from afar, 'Begone!'
Extract from : « Tales of Unrest » by Joseph Conrad

Why, ye're hairy as a go-at and yer eyes are loike two white onions.
Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland

Antonyms for hairy

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