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hairy

Best crossword clue

"Covered with hair"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈhɛə.ɹi/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ahiryStarts with HEnds with Y1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. hazardous and frightening

Word origin

From Middle English hery, heeri, hary, equivalent to hair + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian hierich (“hairy”), West Frisian hierrich (“hairy”), Dutch harig (“hairy”), German Low German harig (“hairy”), German haarig (“hairy”), Swedish hårig (“hairy”), Icelandic hárugur (“hairy”). Compare also Old English hǣriht (“hairy”) and ġehǣre (“hairy”).

Used in a sentence

  • a hairy man
  • Near-synonyms: long-haired, furry, fluffy
  • hairy mammoth

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