HAIRY


Meaning of HAIRY in English

hair ‧ y /ˈheəri $ ˈheri/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative hairier , superlative hairiest )

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ hair , ↑ hairiness ; adjective : ↑ hairless ≠ ↑ hairy ]

1 . a hairy person or animal has a lot of hair on their body:

a skinny guy with hairy legs

a hairy caterpillar

2 . informal dangerous or frightening, often in a way that is exciting:

It was pretty hairy climbing down the cliff.

a few hairy moments

—hairiness noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.