HAIRY
What does "HAIRY" mean?
Covered with hair or having a lot of hair.
Meanings
- Having much hair, or covered with hair-like growth. He rolled up his sleeve to show a thick, hairy forearm.
- Frighteningly difficult, dangerous, or full of risk. Landing the small plane in that crosswind got pretty hairy. informal
Word origin
From Old English 'hǣr' (hair), of Germanic origin, plus the adjectival suffix '-y'.
Remember it
HAIRY is just HAIR plus Y - the extra letter sprouts off the end like one more strand.
A little poem
A moment ago the road was clear,
then the fog rolled in - and things got hairy here.
couplet
Wordplay
- The barber said the situation was getting hairy. I said that's literally your whole job.
What it teaches
The same word can mean merely furry or genuinely frightening; tone, not letters, tells you which.
Quick facts
What does HAIRY mean?
Covered with hair or having a lot of hair.
Is HAIRY a valid word?
Yes — HAIRY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is HAIRY?
HAIRY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does HAIRY come from?
From Old English 'hǣr' (hair), of Germanic origin, plus the adjectival suffix '-y'.
What can HAIRY teach us?
The same word can mean merely furry or genuinely frightening; tone, not letters, tells you which.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.