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   Hir·sute

   /ˈhərˌso͞ot/

   

   adjective

   • 1. hairy: literary, humorous "their hirsute chests"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin hirsutus.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hirsuteness noun

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   What is hirsute adjective?

   • Definition of hirsute adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary having a lot of hair on the face or body synonym hairy Topics Appearance c2 Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.

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   What is the crossword clue for hirsute?

   • Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Hirsute. having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags; "junipers with shagged trunks"; "shaggy rugs" Kind of story about a dog? Like cormorant? Not well groomed Scary — like a moustache? Still struggling to solve the crossword clue 'Hirsute'?

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   What does hirsute look like?

   • Frighteningly hirsute, a single black eyebrow spanned his protruding forehead. His body was broad, hirsute, and covered with scars, some of them fully six inches long. Meggie gaped at the tiny thing roaming blindly round Fee's bare skin in search of more hirsute territory, then she began to weep. ● adjective: (= hairy) hirsute [...]

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   When was hirsute first used?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective hirsute is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for hirsute is from 1621, in the writing of Robert Burton, writer. hirsute is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin hirsūtus.

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   5 days ago · hirsute in British English. (ˈhɜːsjuːt ) adjective. 1. covered with hair. 2. (of plants or their parts) covered with long but not stiff hairs. 3. (of a person) having long, thick, or untrimmed hair.

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   Definition of hirsute adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Definitions of 'hirsute' Someone who is hirsute is hairy. [formal] [...] More. Synonyms of 'hirsute' • hairy, bearded, shaggy, unshaven [...] More. Examples of 'hirsute' in a sentence. These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins. Read more.

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   What does the adjective hirsute mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective hirsute. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. hirsute has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. animals (early 1600s) plants (early 1600s) Entry status.

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of HIRSUTE. [more hirsute; most hirsute] formal + often humorous. : having a lot of hair especially on the face or body : hairy. his hirsute chest. HIRSUTE meaning: having a lot of hair especially on the face or body hairy.

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   Define hirsute. hirsute synonyms, hirsute pronunciation, hirsute translation, English dictionary definition of hirsute. adj. 1. Covered with hair; hairy. 2. Biology Covered with stiff or coarse hairs. hir′sute′ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,...

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   hirsute meaning, definition, what is hirsute: having a lot of hair on your body and fa...: Learn more.