hirsute
Covered in fuzz
Hirsute means hairy, especially noticeably or excessively so.
The word applies to people, body parts, or sometimes animals: a hirsute chest, his hirsute forearms.
It's a slightly formal or clinical term, often used when ordinary "hairy" feels too plain.
Having facial hair
- whiskeredHaving facial bristles
- bristlyCovered with stiff hairs
- bushyGrowing densely outward
- woollyCovered in soft fibers
tufted · fuzzy · unshorn · stubbly · shaggy · mustachioed · furry · hairy
Epidermal outgrowths on plants
- pubescentSexually maturing
- villousCovered in soft projections
- ciliateHair-covered single-celled organism
- stellateRadiating from center
scabrous · arachnoid · glandular · hoary · glabrous · woolly · bearded · bristly
Rough in texture
- roughUneven in surface
- bristlyCovered with stiff hairs
- scratchyRough and irritating
- pricklySpiny or irritable
wiry · stiff · scraggly · raspy · tangled · matted · tousled · unkempt
Untidy in appearance
- untamedNot domesticated
- feralWild after domestication
- primitiveIn earliest form
- shaggyLong, coarse, untidy
woolly · beastly · savage · natural · ungroomed · rugged · overgrown · bushy
Removing hair with blade
- waxingCoating for shine
- trimmingCutting away excess
- pluckingRemoving by tugging
- depilatoryHair-removing substance
razor · electrolysis · manscaping · tweezing · epilator · laser · stubble · regrowth
Facial hair growth
- mustacheUpper lip hair
- stubbleShort regrown facial hair
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
- chest hairFollicles on the torso
virile · manly · testosterone · sideburns · goatee · rugged · burly · lumberjack
bearded
Having facial hair
woolly · tufted · fuzzy · unshorn · stubbly · shaggy · mustachioed · furry · hairy · unshaven
trichomes
Epidermal outgrowths on plants
- pubescentSexually maturing
- villousCovered in soft projections
- ciliateHair-covered single-celled organism
stellate · scabrous · arachnoid · glandular · hoary · glabrous · woolly · bearded · bristly
coarse
Rough in texture
prickly · wiry · stiff · scraggly · raspy · tangled · matted · tousled · unkempt · disheveled
unkempt
Untidy in appearance
shaggy · woolly · beastly · savage · natural · ungroomed · rugged · overgrown · bushy · primal
shaving
Removing hair with blade
depilatory · razor · electrolysis · manscaping · tweezing · epilator · laser · stubble · regrowth
beard
Facial hair growth
chest hair · virile · manly · testosterone · sideburns · goatee · rugged · burly · lumberjack · machismo