"hairy" meaning in English

See hairy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈhɛəri/ Audio: en-us-hairy.ogg [US] Forms: hairy [positive], hairier [comparative], hairiest [superlative]
Etymology: hair + -y Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|hair|y}} hair + -y Head templates: {{adj|hairy|hairier|hairiest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A hairy person or animal has a lot of hair.
    Sense id: simple-hairy-en-adj-mjvqa3w5
  2. A hairy problem or situation is one that is difficult or complex.
    Sense id: simple-hairy-en-adj-vX4Gt2ie
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -y
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