hirsute
pronunciation
How to pronounce hirsute in British English:
UK [ˈhɜ:sju:t]
How to pronounce hirsute in American English:
US [ˈhɜrsut]
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- Adjective:
- having or covered with hair
Word Origin
- hirsute (adj.)
- "hairy," 1620s, from Latin hirsutus "rough, shaggy, bristly," figuratively "rude, unpolished," related to hirtus "shaggy," and possibly to horrere "to bristle with fear," from PIE *ghers-tu-, from root *ghers- "to bristle" (see horror).
Example
- 1. He said his girlfriend had no issues with his hirsute appearance .
- 2. Ovary and capsules pubescent or hirsute .
- 3. Plants whitish gray hirsute above .
- 4. Carey 's bravery , creativity , and hirsute chest make us want to laugh and cry all at once .
- 5. Leaves densely glandular hirsute ; inflorescence corymbose .