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hirsute

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɜːrsjuːt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhɝsut, hɝˈsut/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hûr′so̅o̅t, hûr so̅o̅t′)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
hir•sute /ˈhɜrsut, hɜrˈsut/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. hairy;
    shaggy.
hir•sute•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hir•sute  (hûr′so̅o̅t, hûr so̅o̅t′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. hairy;
    shaggy.
  2. Botany, Zoologycovered with long, rather stiff hairs.
  3. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of hair.
  • Latin hirsūtus rough, shaggy, bristly; akin to horrid
  • 1615–25
hir′sute•ness, n. 
    1. pilose, unshaved, bearded, bushy, woolly, furry.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hirsute /ˈhɜːsjuːt/ adj
  1. covered with hair
  2. (of plants or their parts) covered with long but not stiff hairs
  3. (of a person) having long, thick, or untrimmed hair
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin hirsūtus shaggy; related to Latin horrēre to bristle, hirtus hairy; see horridˈhirsuteness n
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