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hirsute - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'hirsute' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hirsute [ a.]
- Rough with hair; set with bristles; shaggy.
- Rough and coarse; boorish.
- Pubescent with coarse or stiff hairs.
- Covered with hairlike feathers, as the feet of certain birds.

Meaning of 'hirsute' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hirsute [ a]
Meaning (1):
- having or covered with hair
Example in sentence:
  • a hairy caterpillar;
  • Jacob was a hairy man