Hirsute

Word HIRSUTE
Character 7
Hyphenation hir sute
Pronunciations /həːˈsjuːt/

Definitions and meanings of "Hirsute"

What do we mean by hirsute?

Covered with hair; hairy. adjective

Covered with stiff or coarse hairs. adjective

Hairy; shaggy.

2. Specifically, in zoology and botany, rough or bristling with hairs; having a thick covering of long and rather stiff hairs.

Coarse; boorish; unmannerly.

Rough with hair; set with bristles; shaggy. adjective

Rough and coarse; boorish. adjective

Pubescent with coarse or stiff hairs. adjective

Covered with hairlike feathers, as the feet of certain birds. adjective

Covered in hair or bristles; hairy. adjective

Having or covered with hair adjective

Covered in hair or bristles; hairy.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Hirsute

The word "hirsute" in example sentences

Her sled-dogs clustered about her in hirsute masses, and the leader, Wolf Fang, laid his long snout softly in her lap. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A certain hirsute mutant may want to rethink that next trip to England. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For decades the right had successfully demonized women who embraced the label as hirsute succubi, family-scorning and erotically disadvantaged old bags. ❋ Rebecca Traister (2010)

They dubbed their hirsute trio the Full Silkwood, after a typically audacious punch line from the show.

I loved that "hirsute" was used; I always remember that one by thinking it is someone saying "hair suit" with a really thick accent.; p ❋ Ree (2010)

[[Genesis]], the son of [[Isaac]], was notably hirsute; his name means 'hirsute' in ❋ Unknown (2009)

'' 'Esau' '' ([[Hebrew]]: '' 'עֵשָׂו' '', '' Ēśāw '', "hirsute") or '' 'Edom' '' ([[Hebrew]] '' 'אֱדוֹם' '', ʾĔḏôm, "red") (b. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mr. Tully plays the prodigal, hirsute and nearly mute football hero Cornelius Rawlings , who returns to the family farm and his misfit brothers: Amos (Onar Tukel), a recluse who exorcises demons in grotesque illustrations, and Ezra ( Robert Longstreet ), a religious nut and crossdresser who flutters about like an obsessive mother hen. ❋ Steve Dollar (2011)

Although the saint gets the title, Dürer focuses solely on the young mother suckling her child, seated among strange rock formations, with the hirsute saint just a tiny figure in the distance. ❋ Judy Fayard (2011)

I feel a bit like Munch's screamer every time I see the hackneyed hirsute image of Che Guevara on a T-shirt. ❋ Eric Felten (2011)

The Washington Post unveils six more variant covers from Marvel's Wolverine Art Appreciation Month, featuring images of the hirsute mutant inspired by the work of famous artists. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In The Comforter, a hirsute woman (an actual genetic condition that led to the bearded lady once popular in freak-shows and French courts), cradles an eyeless creature conceived of as an udder with a large mouth. ❋ Spread ArtCulture (2010)

It paired her with an unlikely collaborator in Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, who produced the record, wrote its stirring title song and helped usher Ms. Staples back onto concert bills she might not have graced otherwise — including this one in Gowanus with indie Americana artist Jolie Holland and TV on the Radio's hirsute utility-man Kyp Malone. ❋ Andy Battaglia (2011)

Sadly enough, once upon a time the shower advantage was about all we hirsute folk could get. ❋ Todd Hartley (2011)

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