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WOW #48 – Word Of The Week

Word:

Hirsute

Pronunciation:

/ˈhəːsjuːt/ | hir·​sute

Part Of Speech:

Adjective

Derivatives:

Hirsutism and hirsuties, synonymous nouns naming a medical condition involving excessive hair growth; hirsutal, an adjective meaning “of or relating to hair”; and hirsutulous, a mostly botanical term meaning “slightly hairy” (as in hirsutulous stems). 

Meaning:

• hairy
• covered with coarse stiff hairs

Related Phrases:

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Synonyms:

• hairy
• shaggy
• bushy
• long-haired
• woolly
• furry
• fleecy
• unshorn
• stubbly
• hispid

Antonyms:

• hairless
• short-haired
• shorn
• bald
• glabrous
• smooth

Phrases/Informal Synonyms:

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Word Origin:

early 17th century: from Latin hirsutus.

Usage Note:

Mostly used with a humorous undertone.

Use In Sentences:

1. The hirsute teenager was warned that he would be expelled from school if he did not take a haircut and pay attention to his grooming.
2. Nitin always wears a t-shirt to the pool so that others won’t laugh at his hirsute chest.
3. Reena is a hirsute woman and whenever she is around we try not to notice her moustache.
4. The balding man visited the salon for a hirsute makeover.

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