adverb
- in a hairy or hair-covered manner; with much hair
- in a risky, dangerous, or precarious manner; in a way that causes anxiety or fear
Usage: literal, descriptive use
Usage: informal
Examples
- The hairily bearded man walked into the barbershop.
- The car swerved hairily across three lanes of traffic.
- We navigated the mountain pass hairily during the storm.
- The situation became hairily tense as the deadline approached.
- He hairily escaped the accident by inches.