hair-shirt

hairs·hirt

uncommon

adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

self-sacrificing or austere

Synonyms

hair-shirted

noun

1.

an uncomfortable shirt made of coarse animal hair; worn next to the skin as a penance

Synonyms

hair shirt

Related words

Word family

hair-shirted

Broader terms

shirt

Pertaining to

hair shirt

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Grammar

adjective
base	hair-shirt
comparative	more hair-shirt
superlative	most hair-shirt
noun
singular	hair-shirt
plural	hair-shirts

Nearby words

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