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hairy

/ˈhɛɹ.i/adjective2 syllables

Hairy means: having or covered with hair.

Synonyms for hairy33

adjective, as in having or covered with hair

haired, hirsute, canescent, hoary, coarse-haired, coarse-furred, comate, comose, comal, curly-haired, curly-coated, dark-haired, dark-coated, downy
and 12 more, pubescent, puberulent, sericeous, floccose, furlike, furred, furry, fuzzed, fuzzy, glossy-haired, glossy-coated, glossy-furred

adjective, as in hazardous and frightening

alarming

also used for hairy

hairful, long-haired, fluffy, villous, hairlike, hair-raising

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Opposites of hairy

hairless

What does hairy mean?2

adjective

1

having or covered with hair“Jacob was a hairy man”

2

hazardous and frightening“hairy moments in the mountains”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with hairy?25

three syllables

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Show 40 near rhymes
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Hairy in a sentence

  • You don't have to go getting so hairy about such a small thing.unknown
  • I gave him a ride on my hairy motor-scooter.Ooneykcall
  • Dan used to be so scared of big hairy spiders.Amastan
  • Dan keeps a huge ugly hairy spider in his room.Amastan
  • Dan feeds roaches to his big hairy spider.Amastan
  • Dan never handles his big hairy spider without a thick glove.Amastan
  • Dan once got bitten by one of his big hairy spiders.Amastan
  • Hairy monsters can be found lurking near the emergency exit.eirik174

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Forms of hairy

as a adjective

comparative
hairier
superlative
hairiest