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1
covered with or as if with hair
- a hairy spider
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- bearded,
- bewhiskered,
- mustachioed
- (also moustachioed),
- whiskered
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3
requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling
- landing on that airstrip is always a hairy proposition
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4
marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings
- the snowstorm made for a hairy commute back home that evening
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The first known use of hairy was in the 14th century
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