Meaning & use
hairy
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covered with hair, or, informally, difficult, dangerous, or frightening.
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The dog's hairy coat needed brushing every day to prevent matting.
The drive through the mountains got pretty hairy once the fog rolled in.
A note on using this word
Besides its literal meaning, hairy is common slang for a tense or risky situation, as in 'a hairy moment.'
Words with a similar meaning
shaggyrisky
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Words with an opposite meaning
smoothhairless
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