1. covered with hair or having a lot of hair
2. difficult, dangerous, or frightening
Usage: informal

Examples

• The dog has very hairy legs.
• His hairy chest was visible through his open shirt.
• The hairy caterpillar crawled across the leaf.
• That was a hairy situation when the car broke down on the highway.
• The mountain climb became hairy when the weather turned bad.
• She found a hairy spider in the basement.
• The rescue mission was pretty hairy, but everyone made it out safely.