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hirsute

hir·sute

UK/həːˈsjuːt/ US/həːˈsuːt/ uncommon rare

adjective

1.

having or covered with hair

  • “Jacob was a hairy man”
  • “a hairy caterpillar”
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Origin

From Latin hirsūtus (“shaggy, hairy”).

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