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hirsuteness

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hir⋅sute

  [hur-soot, hur-soot]
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–adjective
1. hairy; shaggy.
2. Botany, Zoology. covered with long, rather stiff hairs.
3. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of hair.
Origin:
1615–25; < L hirsūtus rough, shaggy, bristly; akin to horrid

Related forms:
hir⋅sute⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. pilose, unshaved, bearded, bushy, woolly, furry.
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hir·sute   (hûr'sōōt', hîr'-, hər-sōōt')   
adj.  
  1. Covered with hair; hairy.
  2. Botany Covered with stiff or coarse hairs.

[Latin hirsūtus, hairy, bristly.]
hir'sute'ness n.
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Hirsuteness

Hir*sute"ness\, n. Hairiness. --Burton.
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