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hairy
adjective
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How to pronounce hairy:

Definition of hairy:

hairy (adjective):
covered with hair
having or covered with hair.
covered with hair or hairlike material

Synonyms for hairy:

bearded
bewhiskered
bristly
brushy
bushy
canescent
coarse-furred
coarse-haired
comal
comate
comose
cottony
curly-coated
curly-haired
dark-coated
dark-haired
downy
fleecy
floccose
fluffy
furlike
furred
furry
fuzzed
fuzzy
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Antonyms for hairy:

bald
balding
baldy
bare
bristleless
calm
clean
clean-shaven
close-cropped
coarse
crew-cut
cropped
exposed
flat-woven
furless
glabrous
hairless
heavy
kempt
leaden
neat
neatly-trimmed
open
rough
shaven
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