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Hirsute vs Unshorn - What's the difference?

hirsute | unshorn | Synonyms |

As adjectives the difference between hirsute and unshorn

is that hirsute is covered in hair or bristles; hairy while unshorn is not shorn.

hirsute

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Covered in hair or bristles; hairy.

    • Usage notes

    Considerably more formal than everyday hairy.

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "hirsute")

    Synonyms

    * hairy
    Antonyms
    * glabrous

    Derived terms

    * hirsutely * hirsuteness * hirsutic acid * hirsutism

    unshorn

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not shorn

    • Synonyms

    * unsheared