Synonyms for hairy
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : hair-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɛər i |
Top 10 synonyms for hairy Other synonyms for the word hairy
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
- 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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