Word Type

Noun

Adjective

Adjective

The word "hirsute" can be used as noun, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

glabrous

Derived Terms

hirsutely hirsuteness hirsutic hirsutic acid hirsutidin hirsuties hirsutism hirsutoid subhirsute unhirsute

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

bristly bushy downy fleecy flocculent fluffy furred furry fuzzy hispid lanate pilose puberulent shaggy velutinous

Related Terms

dasypygal

Related Terms

bristle hair hairy

Similar Terms

canescent coarse-furred coarse-haired comal comate comose curly-coated curly-haired dark-coated dark-haired downy floccose furlike furred furry fuzzed fuzzy glossy-coated glossy-furred glossy-haired hispid hoary lanate long-haired pappose pilary pilose pilous puberulent pubescent rough-haired sericeous shock-headed short-haired silky-haired silver-haired smooth-haired snake-haired soft-haired stiff-haired thick-haired tomentose tomentous velvety-furred velvety-haired wire-haired wiry wiry-coated woolly woolly-haired wooly wooly-haired

Synonym Network

hairy

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