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hairy
What does hairy mean?
hairy (adjective): having or covered with hair.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use hairy in a sentence?
- A hairy caterpillar. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce hairy?
/ˈhɛɹi/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does hairy come from?
From Middle English hery, heeri, hary, equivalent to hair + -y.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to hairy
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “hairy” mean?
displaying or feeling anger
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having or covered with hair
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having a high price or cost
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of a mildly low temperature
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