hairy | Definition of hairy

Synonyms and Antonyms of hairy

1 covered with or as if with hair

a hairy spider

Synonyms of hairy

bristly, brushy, cottony, fleecy, furred, furry, hirsute, rough, shaggy, silky, unshorn, woolly (also wooly)

Words Related to hairy

bearded, bewhiskered, mustachioed (also moustachioed), whiskered

stubbled, stubbly

downy, fluffy, fuzzy, linty, nappy

Near Antonyms of hairy

beardless, shaved, shaven

Antonyms of hairy

bald, furless, glabrous, hairless, shorn, smooth

2 made of or resembling hair

found enough hairy clumps around the house to make another cat

a hairy mass of fiberglass insulation

Synonyms of hairy

furry, fuzzy, rough, shaggy, woolly (also wooly)

Words Related to hairy

downy, fluffy, nappy, puffy

3 requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling

landing on that airstrip is always a hairy proposition

Synonyms of hairy

catchy, delicate, difficult, dodgy [chiefly British], knotty, nasty, prickly, problematic (also problematical), sensitive, spiny, sticky, thorny, ticklish, touchy, tough, tricksy, tricky

Words Related to hairy

abstract, abstruse, complex, complicated, hard, intricate, involved, recondite, serious

problem, scabrous, stubborn, troublesome, troublous, vexatious, vexing, worrisome

burdensome, demanding, discommoding, exacting, exhausting, importunate, inconvenient, onerous, oppressive, painful, stressful

Near Antonyms of hairy

easy, effortless, manageable, painless, simple, straightforward, uncomplicated, undemanding, unproblematic

4 marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings

the snowstorm made for a hairy commute back home that evening

Synonyms of hairy

agitating, anxious, creepy, disquieting, distressful, distressing, disturbing, fraught, nail-biting, nerve-racking (or nerve-wracking), nervous, restless, tense, uneasy, unnerving, unsettling, worrisome

Words Related to hairy

bothersome, troublesome

foreboding, misgiving

discouraging, disheartening, strained

restive, restless, unrestful

awkward, embarrassing

Near Antonyms of hairy

Antonyms of hairy

calming, comfortable, easy, peaceful, quiet, quieting, tranquil