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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hirsute \Hir*sute"\, a. [L. hirsutus prob. akin to horridus horrid. Cf {Horrid}.] 1. Rough with hair; set with bristles; shaggy. 2. Rough and coarse; boorish. [R.] Cynical and hirsute in his behavior. --Life of A. Wood. 3. (Bot.) Pubescent with coarse or stiff hairs. --Gray. 4. (Zo["o]l.) Covered with hairlike feathers, as the feet of certain birds. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hirsute adj : having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar" [syn: {hairy}] [ant: {hairless}] From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: hirsute adj Occasionally used humorously as a synonym for {hairy}. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: hirsute Occasionally used as a humorous synonym for {hairy}. [{Jargon File}]
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