hairy
/ˈhɛɹi/
adjective
Common
1.adj.having or covered with hair
“Jacob was a hairy man”
2.adj.hazardous and frightening
“hairy moments in the mountains”
Loading page
hairy and harry are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. hairy means “having or covered with hair”. harry means “annoy continually or chronically”. harry is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈhɛɹi/
1.adj.having or covered with hair
“Jacob was a hairy man”
2.adj.hazardous and frightening
“hairy moments in the mountains”
/ˈhɛɹi/
1.v.annoy continually or chronically
“He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked”
2.v.make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
| hairy | harry | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈhɛɹi/ | /ˈhɛɹi/ |
| Said | HER-ee | HER-ee |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 5 | 5 |
| Parts of speech | adjective | verb |
| Senses | 2 | 2 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | haired, hirsute | harass, hassle, chivy |
Full entry for hairy · Full entry for harry · More comparisons