hairiest

adjective, hair·i·er, hair·i·est.

1. covered with hair; having much hair.
2. consisting of or resembling hair: moss of a hairy texture.
3. Informal.
   1. causing anxiety or fright: a hairy trip through the rapids.
   2. full of hardship or difficulty: a hairy exam; a hairy illness.

adjective hairier or hairiest

1. having or covered with hair
2. slang
   1. difficult or problematic
   2. scaring, dangerous, or exciting

adj.

early 14c., from hair + -y (2). From 1848 in slang sense of “difficult.” Farmer calls this “Oxford slang.” Perhaps from the notion of “rugged, rough.” Related: Hairiness.

adj.

1. Covered with hair or hairlike projections.
2. Consisting of or resembling hair.