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hairy

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hairy /ˈhɛːri /
adjective
( hairier, hairiest)
1 covered with hair:
a hairy chest.
having a rough feel or appearance suggestive of coarse hair:
a hairy tweed coat and skirt.
2 informal alarming and difficult:
we drove up yet another hairy mountain road.
– DERIVATIVES
hairily adverb
hairiness /ˈhɛːrinɪs / noun