hairy
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From Middle English hery, heeri, hary, equivalent to hair + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian hierich (“hairy”), West Frisian hierrich (“hairy”), Dutch harig (“hairy”), German Low German harig (“hairy”), German haarig (“hairy”), Swedish hårig (“hairy”), Icelandic hárugur (“hairy”). Compare also Old English hǣriht (“hairy”) and ġehǣre (“hairy”).
The sense "terrifying, scary" possibly results from a blend of hair-raising and scary.
Base: hair
Affixes: -y
Inflected forms:
form: hairier
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: hairiest
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Having a lot of body hair.
pos: adj
examples: a hairy man
gloss: Having a lot of fur.
pos: adj
examples: Near-synonyms: long-haired, furry, fluffy
hairy mammoth
gloss: Having hair growing from it.
pos: adj
examples: hairy chest;   hairy back
gloss: Long-haired.
pos: adj
tags: uncommon
examples: yelling about dirty, hairy hippies
gloss: Seeming as if hair-covered or as if consisting of hair.
pos: adj
examples: Near-synonym: hairlike
hairy cell leukemia
hairy moss
gloss: Difficult, complex, intricate, or intimidating.
pos: adj
tags: informal
examples: It’s a hairy problem, and will probably take several weeks to sort out.
gloss: Causing anxiety or fright; terrifying, scary.
pos: adj
tags: informal
examples: Some surfers prefer the hairy thrill of a big wave.
A couple people see her, watch her slide on by, don't get all hairy about it.
Antonyms: bald
hairless
Related words: dasypygal
Derived words: Andean hairy armadillo
big, fat, hairy deal
big hairy armadillo
big hairy deal
black hairy tongue syndrome
hairily
hairiness
hairy arm
hairy armadillo
hairyback
hairy balls
hairy ball theorem
hairy banana
hairy canary
hairy cell
hairy click beetle
hairy Darling pea
hairy-eared dwarf lemur
hairy elbow syndrome
hairy eyeball
hairyfish
hairy frog
hairy hedgehog
hairy leukoplakia
hairy molly
hairy muff
hairyness
hairy nightshade
hairy panic
hairy-soled conyrat
hairy spider orchid
hairy-tailed mole
hairy willowherb
hairy woodpecker
nonhairy
northern hairy-nosed wombat
screaming hairy armadillo
Shanghai hairy crab
southern hairy-nosed wombat
the hairy hell
unhairy
Venus's hairstone
Translations:
lang: Arabic
word: مشعر
lang: Armenian
word: մազոտ
roman: mazot
lang: Aromanian
word: piros
lang: Belarusian
word: валаса́ты
roman: valasáty
lang: Bulgarian
word: космат
roman: kosmat
lang: Catalan
word: pelut
lang: Catalan
word: pilós
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 毛茸茸的
roman: máoróngrōng de
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 多毛的
roman: duōmáo de
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 長毛的 /长毛的
roman: zhǎngmáo de
lang: Danish
word: håret
lang: Danish
word: behåret
lang: Dutch
word: harig
lang: Dutch
word: behaard
lang: South Efate
word: ululu
lang: Estonian
word: karvane
lang: Finnish
word: karvainen
lang: French
word: poilu
lang: Friulian
word: pelôs
lang: Galician
word: peludo
lang: Galician
word: cabeludo
lang: Georgian
word: თმიანი
roman: tmiani
lang: German
word: behaart
lang: German
word: haarig
lang: Greek
word: τριχωτός
roman: trichotós
lang: Ancient Greek
word: δασύς
roman: dasús
lang: Ancient Greek
word: πολύτριχος
roman: polútrikhos
lang: Ancient Greek
word: βλοσυρός
roman: blosurós
lang: Hebrew
word: שעיר
lang: Hungarian
word: szőrös
lang: Ingrian
word: karvain
lang: Italian
word: peloso
lang: Japanese
word: 毛深い
roman: kebukai
lang: Japanese
word: 毛むくじゃらの
roman: kemukujara no
lang: Kapampangan
word: mabuac (Baculud)
lang: Kapampangan
word: mabuwak (Wawa)
lang: Kapampangan
word: mabwak
lang: Kapampangan
word: mabuak
lang: Latin
word: pilōsus
lang: Latin
word: villōsus
lang: Latvian
word: matains
lang: Latvian
word: spalvains
lang: Macedonian
word: вла́кнест
roman: vláknest
lang: Macedonian
word: ко́смат
roman: kósmat
lang: Macedonian
word: ко́смест
roman: kósmest
lang: Maltese
word: muswaf
lang: Māori
word: pūhuruhuru
lang: Māori
word: tuahuru
lang: Norman
word: pouailu
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: behåret
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: behåra
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: håret
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: hårete
lang: Occitan
word: pelut
lang: Old English
word: rūh
lang: Persian
word: پرمو
roman: pormu
lang: Plautdietsch
word: hoarich
lang: Polish
word: włochaty
lang: Polish
word: owłosiony
lang: Portuguese
word: peludo
lang: Romanian
word: păros
lang: Russian
word: волоса́тый
roman: volosátyj
lang: Sardinian
word: pilosu
lang: Sardinian
word: pirosu
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: molach
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: dlakav
lang: Slovak
word: vlasatý
lang: Southern Altai
word: чачту
roman: čačtu
lang: Spanish
word: peludo
lang: Spanish
word: velludo
lang: Spanish
word: peloso
lang: Spanish
word: velloso
lang: Spanish
word: vellido
lang: Spanish
word: lanuginoso
lang: Spanish
word: cerdudo
lang: Swedish
word: hårig
lang: Tagalog
word: mabuhok
lang: Tibetan
word: སྤུ་མང་པོ
roman: spu mang po
lang: Turkish
word: kıllı
lang: Ukrainian
word: волоха́тий
roman: voloxátyj
lang: Ukrainian
word: волоса́тий
roman: volosátyj
lang: Welsh
word: blewog
lang: Yiddish
word: האָריק
roman: horik
lang: Armenian
word: թավամազ
roman: tʻavamaz
lang: Armenian
word: բրդոտ
roman: brdot
lang: Bulgarian
word: космат
roman: kosmat
lang: Danish
word: lodden
lang: Dutch
word: harig
lang: Esperanto
word: vila
lang: Estonian
word: karvane
lang: Finnish
word: karvainen
lang: Galician
word: peludo
lang: German
word: pelzartig
lang: Ancient Greek
word: δασύς
roman: dasús
lang: Ancient Greek
word: πολύτριχος
roman: polútrikhos
lang: Hungarian
word: szőrös
lang: Ingrian
word: karvain
lang: Latin
word: pilōsus
lang: Latin
word: hispidus
lang: Latvian
word: spalvains
lang: Macedonian
word: вла́кнест
roman: vláknest
lang: Macedonian
word: ко́смат
roman: kósmat
lang: Macedonian
word: ко́смест
roman: kósmest
lang: Marathi
word: केसाळ
roman: kesāḷ
lang: Polish
word: włochaty
lang: Portuguese
word: peludo
lang: Russian
word: мохна́тый
roman: moxnátyj
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: molach
lang: Slovak
word: chlpatý
lang: Spanish
word: peludo
lang: Spanish
word: lanudo
lang: Spanish
word: peloso
lang: Spanish
word: lanoso
lang: Sranan Tongo
word: fugufugu
lang: Swedish
word: hårig
lang: Tagalog
word: mabalahibo
lang: Turkish
word: kürklü
lang: Turkish
word: postlu