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hairy

adj
/ˈhɛə.ɹi/UK/ˈhɛɹ.i/US/ˈheːɹi/

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.

  1. inherited from hery

Definitions

  1. Having a lot of body hair.

    • a hairy man

  2. Having a lot of fur.

    • Near-synonyms: long-haired, furry, fluffy
    • hairy mammoth

  3. Having hair growing from it.

    • hairy chest;   hairy back
  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. Long-haired.

      • yelling about dirty, hairy hippies

    2. Seeming as if hair-covered or as if consisting of hair.

      • Near-synonym: hairlike
      • hairy cell leukemia
      • hairy moss

    3. Difficult, complex, intricate, or intimidating.

      • It’s a hairy problem, and will probably take several weeks to sort out.

    4. Causing anxiety or fright

      Causing anxiety or fright; terrifying, scary.

      • 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.

    5. A haircut (the act of cutting of hair).

      • Had the cutest elderly man come for a hairy today, told me he had to put his glasses on for the photos bc thy made him look better

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Derived

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, 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 · +1 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at hairy. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at hairy. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at hairy

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA