hirsute meaning

UK US /hɚˈsut/ 2 syllables

hirsute (adjective): having or covered with hair.

Definition of hirsute

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

    Synonyms: hairy, haired

    Similar: canescent, coarse-haired, comate, curly-haired, dark-haired, downy, floccose, furlike, furred, fuzzed, glossy-haired, hispid, lanate, long-haired, pappose, pilous, rough-haired, shock-headed, short-haired, silky-haired, silver-haired, smooth-haired, snake-haired, soft-haired, stiff-haired, thick-haired, tomentose, velvety-furred, wire-haired, wiry, wooly

    Related forms: hirsuteness

How to pronounce hirsute

hirsute is pronounced /hɚˈsut/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with hirsute

Word lists: words starting with HI · words ending in TE · 7-letter words

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