hirsute Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective having or covered with hair
    hairy; haired.
    • Jacob was a hairy man
    • a hairy caterpillar

WordNet

Hir*sute" adjective
Etymology
L. hirsutus; prob. akin to horridus horrid. Cf. Horrid.
Definitions
  1. Rough with hair; set with bristles; shaggy.
  2. Rough and coarse; boorish. R.
    Cynical and hirsute in his behavior. Life of A. Wood.
  3. (Bot.) Pubescent with coarse or stiff hairs. Gray.
  4. (Zoöl.) Covered with hairlike feathers, as the feet of certain birds.

Webster 1913