Hirsute \Hir*sute"\, a. [L. hirsutus; prob. akin to horridus
horrid. Cf. Horrid.]
1. Rough with hair; set with bristles; shaggy.
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2. Rough and coarse; boorish. [R.]
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Cynical and hirsute in his behavior. --Life of A.
Wood.
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3. (Bot.) Pubescent with coarse or stiff hairs. --Gray.
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4. (Zool.) Covered with hairlike feathers, as the feet of
certain birds.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
hirsute
adj : having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a
hairy caterpillar" [syn: hairy] [ant: hairless]
WordNet (r) 2.0
39 Moby Thesaurus words for "hirsute":
barbellate, bristled, bristling, bristly, bushy, cirrose, downy,
feathery, fleecy, flocculent, flossy, fluffy, furry, fuzzy,
glochidiate, hairy, hispid, lanate, matted, nappy, peachy, pilose,
pinnate, pubescent, setaceous, setose, setous, shagged, shaggy,
strigal, strigate, strigose, stubbled, stubbly, studded, unshorn,
velvety, whiskered, woolly
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
hirsute adj. Occasionally used humorously as a synonym for hairy.
Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)
hirsute
Occasionally used as a humorous synonym for hairy.
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The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
hairy
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