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HAIRY Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word hairy. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word hairy. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For HAIRY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for hairy, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (5)
animal being creature mammal organism
Phrases (1)
living thing

Alternatives for HIRSUTE

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