covered with hair; having much hair.

consisting of or resembling hair

moss of a hairy texture.

Informal .

causing anxiety or fright

a hairy trip through the rapids.

full of hardship or difficulty

a hairy exam; a hairy illness.

adjective

bald , balding , clean , hairless , calm , safe

adjective

bearded , bewhiskered , bristly , bushy , downy , fleecy , flocculent , fluffy , furry , fuzzy , hirsute , lanate , pileous , piliferous , pilose , pubescent , rough , shaggy , stubbly , tufted , unshaven , unshorn , villous , whiskered , woolly , chancy , difficult , hazardous , jeopardous , perilous , risky , scary , treacherous , uncertain , unhealthy , unsound , wicked , adventurous , parlous , unsafe , venturesome , venturous , comate , comose , dangerous , harrowing