HAIRY Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word hairy. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for HAIRY
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hirsute | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having or covered with hair | ||||||||
furry | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs | ||||||||
bristly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • very irritable • having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | ||||||||
bushy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • used of hair; thick and poorly groomed • resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading | ||||||||
fleecy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing | ||||||||
fuzzy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • covering with fine light hairs • indistinct or hazy in outline • confused and not coherent; not clearly thought out | ||||||||
rough | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • having or caused by an irregular surface • of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped • causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements • not shaped by cutting or trimming noun • the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short adverb • with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly') • with rough motion as over a rough surface adjective satellite • (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse • not quite exact or correct • full of hardship or trials • violently agitated and turbulent • unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound • ready and able to resort to force or violence • not carefully or expertly made • not perfected • unpleasantly stern • unkind or cruel or uncivil verb • prepare in preliminary or sketchy form | ||||||||
shaggy | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • used of hair; thick and poorly groomed • having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags | ||||||||
tufted | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts • having or adorned with tufts • (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination | ||||||||
woolly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having a fluffy character or appearance • confused and vague; used especially of thinking • covered with dense often matted or curly hairs • covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments | ||||||||
haired | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having or covered with hair |