Etymology. edit. From Latin hirsūtus (“shaggy, hairy”). Pronunciation. edit. (UK) ... Adjective. edit. hirsute (comparative more hirsute, superlative most hirsute).

28 сент. 2017 г. · hirsute (adj.) "hairy," 1620s, from Latin hirsutus "rough, shaggy, bristly," figuratively "rude, unpolished," related to hirtus "shaggy," and ...

OED's earliest evidence for hirsute is from 1621, in the writing of Robert Burton, writer. hirsute is a borrowing from Latin.

16 нояб. 2024 г. · Hirsutus, in turn, is a cousin of the Latin verb horrēre, meaning “to bristle.” Horrēre gave rise to the Latin word horrōr-, horror, which has ...

27 окт. 2014 г. · The Oxford English Dictionary says “hirsute” comes from the Latin for “rough, shaggy, bristly,” and was first used in 1621.

Horror' comes from a Latin verb meaning "to bristle" or "to shudder"—the idea being that a horrified person's hair stands on end.

having a lot of hair, especially on the face or body. Synonym hairy Opposite hairless SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Hair

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin hirsūtus shaggy; related to Latin horrēre to bristle, hirtus hairy; see horrid ˈhirsuteness n. 'hirsute' also found in ...

adjective · hairy; shaggy. Synonyms: unshaved, furry, woolly, bushy, bearded, pilose · Botany, Zoology. covered with long, rather stiff hairs. · of, relating to ...

Very, very hairy creatures. All mammals have hair, but the ones that have way more than others, you might call them hirsute.