Hirsute
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /həːˈsjuːt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Hirsute is an adjective meaning Covered in hair or bristles; hairy.
Meaning
Covered in hair or bristles; hairy.
More Meanings
- (rare) Someone or something that is hirsute.
Example Sentences
Depilatories were used for all hirsute parts of the body.
[…] there are of Roots, Bulbous Roots, Fibrous Roots, and Hirsute Roots.
Where’s the sockless hirsutes from the grasshopper-bitten wilds of Kansas?
At that period, too, the Jew's long beard was far more distinctive than it is in this hirsute generation.
Word Forms
- hirsutes
Synonyms for hirsute
Depending on context, synonyms include hairy, hoary, fuzzy, downy, canescent, sericeous.
Antonyms for hirsute
Common opposites include glabrous, bald, callow, calvous, hairless, smooth.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hairy, pilose, comate, pilous, wire-haired, haired.
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