🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

毛深い

Pronunciation / Transliteration: keibukai

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hairy/ˈhɛəri/
adjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"その犬は毛深くて、まるで毛玉のように見えた。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Covered with hair; having a lot of hair.

    "The dog was so hairy that it looked like a walking furball."
  2. 2

    Figuratively used to describe something that is rough or shaggy.

    "The old, hairy carpet needed to be replaced."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'hairy' originates from the Old English 'haer', which means 'hair'. It has evolved through Middle English as 'hairy' and has retained its meaning related to the presence of hair or fur, often used to describe animals or plants.

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