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hair·y

(hâr′ē)

adj. hair·i·er, hair·i·est

1. Covered with hair or hairlike projections: a hairy caterpillar.

2. Consisting of or resembling hair: wore a hairy sweater.

3. Slang Fraught with difficulties; hazardous: a hairy escape; hairy problems.

hair′i·ness n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

hairy

(ˈhɛərɪ)

adj, hairier or hairiest

1. (Zoology) having or covered with hair

2. slang

a. difficult or problematic

b. scaring, dangerous, or exciting

ˈhairiness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

hair•y

(ˈhɛər i)

adj. hair•i•er, hair•i•est.

1. covered with hair.

2. consisting of or resembling hair: moss of a hairy texture.

3. Slang. difficult, frightening, or risky.

[1250–1300]

hair′i•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	hairy - having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar" haired, hirsute hairless - having no hair or fur; "a Mexican Hairless is about the size of a fox terrier and hairless except for a tufts on the head and tail"
	2.	hairy - hazardous and frightening; "hairy moments in the mountains" alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger

hairy

adjective

1. shaggy, woolly, furry, stubbly, bushy, bearded, unshaven, hirsute, fleecy, bewhiskered, pileous (Biology), pilose (Biology) I don't mind having a hairy chest, but the stuff on my back is really thick.

2. (Slang) dangerous, scary, risky, unpredictable, hazardous, perilous His driving was a bit hairy.

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hairy

adjective

1. Covered with hair:

fleecy, furry, fuzzy, hirsute, pilose, woolly.

2. Slang. Involving possible risk, loss, or injury:

adventurous, chancy, dangerous, hazardous, jeopardous, parlous, perilous, risky, treacherous, unsafe, venturesome, venturous.

Translations

أَشْعَركثير الشَّعْر

chlupatývlasatý

behåretlodden

haarig behaart

μαλλιαρός τριχωτός

peludo

karvainen

poilu velu poilue chevelu

dlakav

szőrös

hárugur, loîinn

peloso capelluto irsuto pelosa assai pericoloso

毛深い

털이 많은

vlasatý

kosmat

hårig

เต็มไปด้วยขน

kıllısaçlıtüylü

rậm lông

多毛的

hairy

[ˈhɛərɪ] ADJ (hairier (compar) (hairiest (superl)))

1. [chest, legs, arms] → peludo, velludo; (= long-haired) → melenudo
he's got hairy legs → tiene las piernas peludas or velludas, tiene mucho pelo or vello en las piernas
a hairy spider → una araña peluda

2. (= frightening) [experience] → horripilante, espeluznante

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

hairy

[ˈhɛəri] adj

[legs, chest, body, person] → poilu(e)
He's got hairy legs → Il a les jambes poilues.

(fig) (= frightening) → effrayant(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

hairy

adj (+er)

person, body, plant, spider → behaart; leg, arm, chest, armpits → haarig, behaart; animal, coat → haarig; she has very hairy armpits → sie hat viele Achselhaare

(inf: = scary, risky) → haarig (inf); situation → brenzlig (inf); adventure → riskant; driving → rasant (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

hairy

[ˈhɛərɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl)))

a. → peloso/a, irsuto/a

b. (fam) (frightening) → da far rizzare i capelli

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

hair

(heə) noun

1. one of the mass of thread-like objects that grow from the skin. He brushed the dog's hairs off his jacket.

2. the mass of these, especially on a person's head. He's got brown hair.

-haired

having (a certain kind of) hair. a fair-haired girl.

ˈhairy adjective

covered in hair or having a lot of hair. a hairy chest.

ˈhairiness noun

ˈhair('s)-breadth noun

a very small distance. That knife missed me by a hair's-breadth.

ˈhairbrush noun

a brush for arranging and smoothing the hair.

ˈhaircut noun

the act or style of cutting a person's hair. Go and get a haircut.

ˈhair-do – plurals ˈhair-dos, ~ˈhair-do's – noun

a hairstyle. I like her new hair-do.

ˈhairdresser noun

a person who cuts, washes, styles etc a person's hair.

ˈhairdressing noun

ˈhair-drier noun

an electrical apparatus for drying hair by blowing hot air over it.

ˈhairline noun

the line along the forehead where the hair begins to grow.

ˈhair-oil noun

a scented, oily lotion for smoothing down the hair.

ˈhairpin noun

a bent wire for keeping a woman's hair in place.

adjective

(of a bend in a road) sharp and U-shaped, especially on a mountain or a hill.

ˈhair-raising adjective

terrifying. hair-raising stories.

ˈhairstyle noun

the result of cutting, styling etc a person's hair. a simple hairstyle.

keep one's hair on

to remain calm and not become angry.

let one's hair down

to behave in a free and relaxed manner.

make (someone's) hair stand on end

to terrify (a person).

(not to) turn a hair

to remain calm. He put his finger in the flame without turning a hair.

split hairs

to worry about unimportant details.

tear one's hair

to show great irritation or despair.

hairy

→ أَشْعَر chlupatý behåret behaart μαλλιαρός peludo karvainen poilu dlakav peloso 毛深い 털이 많은 harig hårete owłosiony peludo волосатый hårig เต็มไปด้วยขน kıllı rậm lông 多毛的

hair·y

a. peludo-a, velludo-a;

___ tongue → lengua velluda, lengua infectada de hongos parásitos.

hairy

adj peludo

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