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hairy

 
 
/ˈheəri/ adjective

Translation

WITH HAIR covered in hair
kıllı, tüylü
a hairy chest hairy legs 507557
FRIGHTENING informal frightening or dangerous
korkutucu, tehlikeli, riskli
There were some rather hairy moments during the race.998
hairiness noun [U]
kıllı olma durumu
(Definition of hairy adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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