Dictionary Definition
hirsute adj : having or covered with hair; "Jacob
was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar" [syn: hairy] [ant: hairless]
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English
Etymology
From the Latin hirsutus "shaggy, hairy."Extensive Definition
Hirsute means hairy. It may refer to:
- hirsutism, the growth of excessive male-pattern hair on a woman;
- in botany, the possession of a dense covering of hairs, for example on a stem or leaf.
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
barbellate, bristled, bristling, bristly, bushy, cirrose, downy, feathery, fleecy, flocculent, flossy, fluffy, furry, fuzzy, glochidiate, hairy, hispid, lanate, matted, nappy, peachy, pilose, pinnate, pubescent, setaceous, setose, setous, shagged, shaggy, strigal, strigate, strigose, stubbled, stubbly, studded, unshorn, velvety, whiskered, woolly