hairy

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Having a lot of body hair.
2. Having a lot of fur.
3. Having hair growing from it.
4. (uncommon) Long-haired.
5. Seeming as if hair-covered or as if consisting of hair.
6. (informal) Difficult, complex, intricate, or intimidating.
7. (informal) Causing anxiety or fright; terrifying, scary.

Sinonieme

shaggy

hirsute

furry

covered with hair

pilose

haired

woolly

fuzzy

bent

ruffled

shady

villose

villous

fluffy

hairy person

hair-raising

longhair

mole

out-of-date

pilar

plushy

puffy

ragged

scrubby

setaceous

stringy

unshaven

woollen

wooly

fine hair

in rags

with hair

spread all over

thickly haired

thickly bearded person

pileous

made of hair Pilose

ungroomed

broomy

pelurious

barbate

capillose

bearded

bristled

brushy

bum

bushes

chunky

crinite

crude

Vertalings

haarig

peludo

poilu

peloso

harig

peludo

behaart

capelluto

peluda

velu

velludo

ruig

ruigharig

chevelu

pilosus

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈhɛə.ɹi/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: hery

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: hierich

Verwante met Fries: hierrich

Verwante met Nederlands: harig

Verwante met Duits: haarig

Verwante met Sweeds: hårig

Verwante met Yslands: hárugur

Verwante met Old English: hǣriht

In summary

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”).
The sense "terrifying, scary" possibly results from a blend of hair-raising and scary.