hairier

Increasingly covered in fur

Hairier is the comparative form of hairy—having more hair or being more covered with hair: His chest was hairier than his brother's.

The figurative sense of hairy meaning risky or frightening also takes this form: The situation got hairier as negotiations broke down.

physical

bushier

More densely grown

coarser · woollier · bristlier · fluffier · denser · tufted · plusher · fleecier · curlier · wavier

unkempt

scruffier

More disheveled in appearance

scruffy · bedraggled · grungy · neglected · unbrushed · uncombed · frowzy · slovenly · ungroomed · ragged

masculine

bearded

Having facial hair

macho · virile · rugged · manly · burly · grizzled · testosterone · barbershop · unshaven

animal

furrier

Animal skin garment maker

primal · feral · animalistic · creature · mammalian · yeti · werewolf

complicated

trickier

More difficult to handle

riskier · stickier · messier · murkier · dodgier · harder · tougher · problematic · challenging

Opposites
hair quantity/density

hairiersmoother

More even, less coarse

sleeker · silkier · glossier · slicker · sparser

complexity/difficulty (informal)

hairiersimpler

Less complex

easier · cleaner · neater · safer · tidier

Family

hairiness, hairiest

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G