- Hirsute
Hirsute means hairy. It may refer to:
*hirsutism , the growth of excessive male-pattern hair on a woman;
* in botany, the possession of a dense covering of hairs, for example on a stem or leaf.
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hirsute — [ irsyt ] adj. • fin XIXe; bot. 1802; lat. hirsutus ♦ Qui a le poil, le cheveu très fourni et d aspect désordonné. ⇒ ébouriffé, échevelé. Tête hirsute. Gamin hirsute. Barbe, tignasse hirsute. ⇒ broussailleux, hérissé, inculte, touffu (cf. En… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hirsute — hairy, 1620s, from L. hirsutus rough, shaggy, bristly, figuratively rude, unpolished, related to hirtus shaggy, and possibly to horrere to bristle with fear, from PIE *ghers tu , from root *ghers to bristle (see HORROR (Cf. horror)) … Etymology dictionary
hirsute — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having abundant hair on the face or body; hairy. DERIVATIVES hirsuteness noun. ORIGIN Latin hirsutus … English terms dictionary
hirsute — [hʉr′so͞ot΄, hər so͞ot′] adj. [L hirsutus < hirtus, bristly, akin to hircus: see HIRCINE] hairy; shaggy; bristly hirsuteness n … English World dictionary
HIRSUTE — adj. des deux genres Qui est hérissé, d’aspect sauvage. Chevelure hirsute. Barbe hirsute. Par extension, Caractère hirsute, Qui est farouche, sauvage … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
hirsute — adj., qui a les cheveux ou les poils hirsute broussailleux // hérissés // embroussaillés // ébouriffés // mal peignés // en désordre, (ep. des personnes et des animaux) ; velu, poilu, chevelu : brochu (Combe Si.18) / BROSSU (Albanais.001,… … Dictionnaire Français-Savoyard
hirsute — adjective Etymology: Latin hirsutus; akin to Latin horrēre to bristle more at horror Date: 1621 1. hairy 1 2. covered with coarse stiff hairs < a hirsute leaf > • hirsuteness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
hirsute — hir|sute [ hɜr,sut, hır,sut ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY a hirsute man has a lot of hair on his face or body: HAIRY … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hirsute — [[t]hɜ͟ː(r)sjuːt, AM suːt[/t]] ADJ GRADED If a man is hirsute, he is hairy. [FORMAL] … English dictionary
