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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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