Word of the Day 04/12/15 Hirsute
Hirsute (adjective)
hirsute [hur-soot, hur-soot]
adjective
1. hairy; shaggy.
2. Botany, Zoology. covered with long, rather stiff hairs.
3. of, relating to, or characteristic of hair.
Synonyms
1. pilose, unshaved, bearded, bushy, woolly, furry.
Origin: 1615-25; < Latin hirsūtus rough, shaggy, bristly; akin to horrid
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hirsute [hur-soot, hur-soot]
adjective
1. hairy; shaggy.
2. Botany, Zoology. covered with long, rather stiff hairs.
3. of, relating to, or characteristic of hair.
Synonyms
1. pilose, unshaved, bearded, bushy, woolly, furry.
Origin: 1615-25; < Latin hirsūtus rough, shaggy, bristly; akin to horrid
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.