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hirsute

[hur-soot, hur-soot] / ˈhɜr sut, hɜrˈsut /
ADJECTIVE
hairy
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Ted Cruz’s beard, which Elle magazine described as “the remnants of an everything bagel,” launched a mini-trend of hirsute Senators in the august body.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The hirsute libertarian, using leverage from his midterm elections triumph in October, just massaged labor reform legislation through Congress, delivering one of the Big Three structural reforms on markets’ wish list.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

“Hey, what did I tell you,” he said to a husky, hirsute man walking in shirtless.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2024

Spokesman and prominent letter writer Keith Flett says the group is "continuing to review Prince William's latest beard and assessing if it is contributing to a positive image of the hirsute in the public eye".

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2024

He scratched the bumps on his paws and peered through the shutters, expecting to see several hirsute brutes from the hospital.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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