hairy
/ˈheəri/adjective
उच्चारण हेअरी
बालों वाला, रोएँदार, झबरा
Basic word
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informal
dangerous or frightening but often exciting
खतरनाक, डरावना, जोखिम भरा
- The drive down the mountain road in the fog was pretty hairy.
- The road to the pass was narrow and hairy in the snow.
- Things got a bit hairy when the lights went out.
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- It was a hairy moment when the brakes failed.
Synonyms dangerous risky scary frightening hair-raising
Opposite safe
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hairy (covered with hair)
In its basic sense, hairy means covered with a lot of hair. It is a gradable adjective: hairy, hairier, hairiest.
मूल अर्थ में 'hairy' का अर्थ है बहुत बालों से ढका हुआ; यह gradable adjective है: hairy, hairier, hairiest।
- The hairy caterpillar crawled across the leaf.
- He has hairy arms and a thick beard.
hairy (informal: scary)
In informal speech, hairy describes something dangerous or frightening but also exciting, like a hairy drive or a hairy moment.
अनौपचारिक बोलचाल में 'hairy' का अर्थ ख़तरनाक या डरावना, पर रोमांचक भी होता है।
- The drive through the flooded road was a bit hairy.
- It got hairy in the last over of the match.
get / become + hairy
Get is used for situations that suddenly become risky: things got hairy.
अचानक जोखिम भरी हो गई स्थिति के लिए 'get' आता है: things got hairy।
- Things got hairy when the bus lost its brakes on the slope.
hairy vs hirsute
Hirsute is a formal or medical word for very hairy. Hairy is the ordinary word.
'Hirsute' बहुत बालों वाले के लिए औपचारिक या चिकित्सीय शब्द है; 'hairy' सामान्य शब्द है।
- The doctor described the patient as hirsute, but friends simply called him hairy.
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hairy + noun
chestlegsarmscaterpillarspiderface
- A hairy spider sat on the wall.
adverb + hairy
veryratherextremelyslightlya bit
- The mountain road was a bit hairy at night.
hairy + situation
momentridelandingjourneyescapesituation
- The pilot made a hairy landing in strong wind.
verb + hairy
lookgetfeelseemsound
- The plan sounds hairy, but it should work.
hairy + animal / insect
spidercaterpillaryakgoatdog
- The hairy yak walked slowly through the snow.
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- Radhika screamed when a hairy spider dropped from the ceiling.
छत से एक रोएँदार मकड़ी गिरी तो राधिका चीख़ पड़ी।
- The yak is a large, hairy animal that lives in the Himalayas.
याक एक बड़ा, बालों वाला पशु है जो हिमालय में रहता है।
- The rafting trip had some hairy moments in the rapids.
रिवर राफ्टिंग की यात्रा में तेज़ धाराओं में कुछ रोमांचक पर डरावने क्षण आए।
- His hairy hands looked like his father's.
उसके बालों वाले हाथ उसके पिता के हाथों जैसे दिखते थे।
- It was a hairy overtaking manoeuvre on a narrow bridge.
वह एक संकरे पुल पर ओवरटेक करने की बहुत ख़तरनाक चाल थी।
- The old goat had a long, hairy coat for the cold winter.
बूढ़ी बकरी के पास कड़ी सर्दी के लिए लंबा, घने बालों वाला कोट था।
- Rohan found the climb up the cliff path rather hairy in the rain.
बारिश में चट्टान के रास्ते पर चढ़ना रोहन को काफ़ी डरावना लगा।
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✗ The car journey was more hairier than I expected.
✓ The car journey was hairier than I expected.
Do not use more with the -er form; this is a double comparative.
-er रूप के साथ 'more' नहीं लगता; यह double comparative की गलती है।
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✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A formal word for hairy is hirsute.
Hairy (बालों से भरा) के लिए औपचारिक शब्द hirsute है।