What does hirsute mean?
Definitions for hirsute
ˈhɜr sut, hɜrˈsuthir·sute
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Princeton's WordNet
hairy, haired, hirsuteadjective
having or covered with hair
"Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar"
Wiktionary
hirsuteadjective
Covered in hair or bristles; hairy.
Etymology: From hirsutus.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Hirsuteadjective
Rough; rugged.
Etymology: hirsutus, Latin.
There are bulbous, fibrous, and hirsute roots: the hirsute is a middle sort, between the bulbous and fibrous; that, besides the putting forth sap upwards and downwards, putteth forth in round. Francis Bacon, Natural History.
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hirsute
Hirsute refers to being covered with hair, particularly coarse or excessive hair. It is often used to describe the physical characteristics of a person, animal, or plant.
Webster Dictionary
Hirsuteadjective
rough with hair; set with bristles; shaggy
Hirsuteadjective
rough and coarse; boorish
Hirsuteadjective
pubescent with coarse or stiff hairs
Hirsuteadjective
covered with hairlike feathers, as the feet of certain birds
Etymology: [L. hirsutus; prob. akin to horridus horrid. Cf. Horrid.]
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Hirsute
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Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Hirsute
hir-sūt′, adj. hairy: rough: shaggy: (bot.) having long, stiffish hairs. [L. hirsutus—hirsus, hirtus, shaggy.]
The New Hacker's Dictionary
hirsute
Occasionally used humorously as a synonym for hairy.
Entomology
Hirsute
clothed with long, strong hair; shaggy.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hirsute in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hirsute in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of hirsute in a Sentence
Zygmunt Zikorra inquired; Have modern-day geologists been able to determine whether myriad 'baldface' and 'baldhead' mountains were ever hirsute?
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