Etymology

hirtellous

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Today it means: with minute hairs. Full definition →

Latin hirtus
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  1. Latin · derived fromhirtus“hairy”
  2. English todayhirtellous

Diminutive from Latin hirtus (“hairy”), with -ous.

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