Hairy
adjective
Covered with a lot of hair or fur.
My cat is very hairy.
Often appears as...
- hairy legs
- hairy chest
adjective
Dangerous, complicated or difficult.
It was a hairy situation, but we managed to escape unharmed.
Often appears as...
- hairy situation
- hairy problems
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
adjective
Covered with a lot of hair or fur.
My cat is very hairy.
Often appears as...
- hairy legs
- hairy chest
adjective
Dangerous, complicated or difficult.
It was a hairy situation, but we managed to escape unharmed.
Often appears as...
- hairy situation
- hairy problems
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
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Pro Tip 1/3Physical Trait
The word 'hairy' often describes a noticeable amount of hair, not just a little.
She admired the hairy dog at the pet show.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Positive
'Hairy' can be neutral or negative, suggesting untidiness or excessive hairiness.
He was embarrassed by his hairy arms.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive Imagery
Using 'hairy' helps create a vivid image in the listener's or reader's mind.
The novel described a massive, hairy spider crawling up the wall.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Trait
The word 'hairy' often describes a noticeable amount of hair, not just a little.
She admired the hairy dog at the pet show.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Positive
'Hairy' can be neutral or negative, suggesting untidiness or excessive hairiness.
He was embarrassed by his hairy arms.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive Imagery
Using 'hairy' helps create a vivid image in the listener's or reader's mind.
The novel described a massive, hairy spider crawling up the wall.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Trait
The word 'hairy' often describes a noticeable amount of hair, not just a little.
She admired the hairy dog at the pet show.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Positive
'Hairy' can be neutral or negative, suggesting untidiness or excessive hairiness.
He was embarrassed by his hairy arms.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive Imagery
Using 'hairy' helps create a vivid image in the listener's or reader's mind.
The novel described a massive, hairy spider crawling up the wall.
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Video examples
Finding Little Owls in...
It's just chillin. Now it's it's got really hairy feet. Those aren't its fangs, are they? Those are like Pedipalps If those were the fangs it wouldn't be coming anywhere near me Now look at it, it knows it knows it's alright with you, but it knows, Oh, there you go. So those pedipalps, those just like, help it eat, right?
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Why do we have hair in...
Our armpits, nipples, and pubic areas are dotted with apocrine glands. They produce oily, smelly secretions which the thick, curly hair that often grows in these spots helps disperse. The secretions that waft off these hairy patches may be useful for identification.
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Should Primates be Kept...
We're just less hairy and a lot bigger. So why do you think it is that people want to have monkeys as pets? I think initially they they see them and they're like, oh, so cute. Not realizing it's a 30 year, lifetime, all time commitment.
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The Astronaut of the...
it has a really hairy chest and so it was nicknamed the hoff crab after david hasselhoff i mean really we get creative and it can often be quite fun going through that process because the deep ocean is such a
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What I learned from...
So what's the scariest thing you've ever done? Maybe it's spiders. A lot of people are afraid of spiders. I think you should be afraid of spiders -- spiders are creepy and they've got long, hairy legs,
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Largest Spider in the...
they're the big hairy spiders of our nightmares and it's no wonder we're afraid tarantulas are the biggest of all the arachnids these spiders are killing machines perfectly adapted to their
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Giant Tarantula PIPE...
they're the big hairy spiders of our nightmares and it's no wonder we're afraid tarantulas are the biggest of all the arachnids these spiders are killing machines perfectly adapted to their
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What planting 2 trillion...
and if you can plant enough of them you can fix up the planet so we founded the wee forest movement with like a start up with a big hairy goal of planting two
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Deadly Spider Bite! PIPE...
black tarantula settles in for a meal huge hairy and fanged tarantulas are the largest spiders in the world sometimes reaching a foot in diameter
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Bigfoot of the Himalayas...
pounds hairy from red brown to beige to almost white but sightings are rare and evidence is
Video examples
Finding Little Owls in...
It's just chillin. Now it's it's got really hairy feet. Those aren't its fangs, are they? Those are like Pedipalps If those were the fangs it wouldn't be coming anywhere near me Now look at it, it knows it knows it's alright with you, but it knows, Oh, there you go. So those pedipalps, those just like, help it eat, right?
Video examples
Why do we have hair in...
Our armpits, nipples, and pubic areas are dotted with apocrine glands. They produce oily, smelly secretions which the thick, curly hair that often grows in these spots helps disperse. The secretions that waft off these hairy patches may be useful for identification.
Video examples
Should Primates be Kept...
We're just less hairy and a lot bigger. So why do you think it is that people want to have monkeys as pets? I think initially they they see them and they're like, oh, so cute. Not realizing it's a 30 year, lifetime, all time commitment.
Video examples
The Astronaut of the...
it has a really hairy chest and so it was nicknamed the hoff crab after david hasselhoff i mean really we get creative and it can often be quite fun going through that process because the deep ocean is such a
Video examples
What I learned from...
So what's the scariest thing you've ever done? Maybe it's spiders. A lot of people are afraid of spiders. I think you should be afraid of spiders -- spiders are creepy and they've got long, hairy legs,
Video examples
Largest Spider in the...
they're the big hairy spiders of our nightmares and it's no wonder we're afraid tarantulas are the biggest of all the arachnids these spiders are killing machines perfectly adapted to their
Video examples
Giant Tarantula PIPE...
they're the big hairy spiders of our nightmares and it's no wonder we're afraid tarantulas are the biggest of all the arachnids these spiders are killing machines perfectly adapted to their
Video examples
What planting 2 trillion...
and if you can plant enough of them you can fix up the planet so we founded the wee forest movement with like a start up with a big hairy goal of planting two
Video examples
Deadly Spider Bite! PIPE...
black tarantula settles in for a meal huge hairy and fanged tarantulas are the largest spiders in the world sometimes reaching a foot in diameter
Video examples
Bigfoot of the Himalayas...
pounds hairy from red brown to beige to almost white but sightings are rare and evidence is
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Quote examples
Jenna McCarthy
Author
The man you married is yours to have and to hold for the rest of ever, even if he starts chewing tobacco or decides to pierce his hairy nipple and buy a Corvette, because you very plainly said - or at least implied - you were in it for better or for worse.
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Ato Essandoh
American Actor
I have the softest beard in the world. As far as growing it, it doesn't itch, and it's so non-intrusive. But, I am so sick of hair on my face and on my head. Because I'm not a really hairy guy, I'm not really used to it.
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Nev Schulman
American Producer
I support any means to make real connections so long as that it does lead really quickly to real connections. It's the long-term online friendships and relationships that start to get a little hairy.
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Marlon Wayans
American Actor
I had to do the full body shave for the first coupla weeks of 'White Chicks,' then I said, 'You know what? I'm just gonna be a hairy white chick 'cause this is too much!
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Jim Carrey
Canadian Comedian
I used to draw a lot. If my mother would ask me to do something else, I'd have a hairy conniption. I'd just go crazy.
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Anthony Bourdain
American Author
I'm not afraid to look like a big, hairy, smelly, foreign devil in Tokyo, though I do my best not to, I really do.
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Jonathan Van Ness
American Entertainer
You want to be more hairy, that's beautiful. You want to be more clean-shaven, that's great.
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Leslie Mann
American Actor
Women love hairy men. Cavemen were the sexiest men in history.
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Brett Gelman
American Actor
I really am not that hairy on my body. It's weird.
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Michael Chiesa
American Mixed Martial Artist
I've always just been this hairy, wild man.
Quote examples
Jenna McCarthy
Author
The man you married is yours to have and to hold for the rest of ever, even if he starts chewing tobacco or decides to pierce his hairy nipple and buy a Corvette, because you very plainly said - or at least implied - you were in it for better or for worse.
Quote examples
Ato Essandoh
American Actor
I have the softest beard in the world. As far as growing it, it doesn't itch, and it's so non-intrusive. But, I am so sick of hair on my face and on my head. Because I'm not a really hairy guy, I'm not really used to it.
Quote examples
Nev Schulman
American Producer
I support any means to make real connections so long as that it does lead really quickly to real connections. It's the long-term online friendships and relationships that start to get a little hairy.
Quote examples
Marlon Wayans
American Actor
I had to do the full body shave for the first coupla weeks of 'White Chicks,' then I said, 'You know what? I'm just gonna be a hairy white chick 'cause this is too much!
Quote examples
Jim Carrey
Canadian Comedian
I used to draw a lot. If my mother would ask me to do something else, I'd have a hairy conniption. I'd just go crazy.
Quote examples
Anthony Bourdain
American Author
I'm not afraid to look like a big, hairy, smelly, foreign devil in Tokyo, though I do my best not to, I really do.
Quote examples
Jonathan Van Ness
American Entertainer
You want to be more hairy, that's beautiful. You want to be more clean-shaven, that's great.
Quote examples
Leslie Mann
American Actor
Women love hairy men. Cavemen were the sexiest men in history.
Quote examples
Brett Gelman
American Actor
I really am not that hairy on my body. It's weird.
Quote examples
Michael Chiesa
American Mixed Martial Artist
I've always just been this hairy, wild man.
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