hairy
/ˈhɛɹ.i/ adjective B2- Having a lot of body hair. · a hairy man
- Having a lot of fur. · Near-synonyms: long-haired, furry, fluffy· hairy mammoth
- Having hair growing from it. · hairy chest; hairy back
- Long-haired. · yelling about dirty, hairy hippies
- Seeming as if hair-covered or as if consisting of hair. · Near-synonym: hairlike· hairy cell leukemia
- Difficult, complex, intricate, or intimidating. · It’s a hairy problem, and will probably take several weeks to sort out.
- Causing anxiety or fright; terrifying, scary.
Comparative hairier · Superlative hairiest
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The leader of the Winged Monkeys flew up to her, his long, hairy arms stretched out and his ugly face grinning terribly; but he saw the mark of the Good Witch’s kiss upon her forehead and stopped short, motioning the others not to touch her.
His dark, hairy hands were clenched in a convulsion of restrained emotion.
As you look at their grey stone huts against the scarred hillsides you leave your own age behind you, and if you were to see a skin-clad, hairy man crawl out from the low door fitting a flint-tipped arrow on to the string of his bow, you would feel that his presence there was more natural than your own.
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