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hirsute Definition


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hirsute
adj
    1. Hairy; shaggy.
      Thesaurus: hairy, bearded, whiskered, bristly, shaggy, woolly, furry, crinite, hispid; Antonym: bald, hairless.
    2. Said of plants: having long stiffish hairs.
Derivative: hirsuteness
noun
    Etymology: 17c: from Latin hirsutus shaggy.



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