'Hirsute' definitions:
Definition of 'hirsute'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Hirsute'
From: GCIDE
- Hirsute \Hir*sute"\, a. [L. hirsutus; prob. akin to horridus horrid. Cf. Horrid.]
- 1. Rough with hair; set with bristles; shaggy. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Rough and coarse; boorish. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- Cynical and hirsute in his behavior. --Life of A. Wood. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Bot.) Pubescent with coarse or stiff hairs. --Gray. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Zool.) Covered with hairlike feathers, as the feet of certain birds. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'hirsute'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- barbellate,
- bristled,
- bristling,
- bristly,
- bushy,
- cirrose,
- downy,
- feathery,
- fleecy,
- flocculent,
- flossy,
- fluffy,
- furry,
- fuzzy,
- glochidiate,
- hairy,
- hispid,
- lanate,
- matted,
- nappy,
- peachy,
- pilose,
- pinnate,
- pubescent,
- setaceous,
- setose,
- setous,
- shagged,
- shaggy,
- strigal,
- strigate,
- strigose,
- stubbled,
- stubbly,
- studded,
- unshorn,
- velvety,
- whiskered,
- woolly