hirsute
/ˈhəːsjuːt
/adjective literary or humorous
Hairy: their hirsute chests...
- More than eight out of ten hirsute he-males told some infantile men's magazine that their chest fuzz made them feel more manly.
- It's not the hair on his chest that socially disadvantages the hirsute man.
- One of the two is hirsute and capable of weaving, whereas the other is bald and incapable of weaving.
Synonyms
hairy, shaggy, bushy, hair-covered, long-haired, woolly, furry, fleecy, fuzzy;
bearded, unshaven, unshorn, bewhiskered, stubbly, bristly
technical pilose, pileous, pappose, hispid
rare crinite, crinigerous
Derivatives
hirsuteness
- In press terms, Kilmarnock have fallen foul to the sort of hirsuteness and limb-flailing not witnessed outside of a hippy convention.
- The almost beardless Japanese point to the Ainus’ hirsuteness as evidence of subhuman status.
- I have recently posted about hirsuteness in men as a sign of attractiveness.
Origin
Early 17th century: from Latin hirsutus.