hairful

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adjective

Characterised by fullness of hair; hairy.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

hairful1

adjectivehairful (comparative more hairful, superlative most hairful)

comparative more hairful · superlative most hairful

  1. Characterised by fullness of hair; hairy.

    As you can see, I am far less hairful than an ape.

    2010, Peter Josyph, Adventures in Reading Cormac McCarthy, page 102
    1 more example

    In appearance he is a hairful gnome, born to ghost the fringes of rock and roll culture.

    2010, Matt O'Keefe, You Think You Hear, page 196

hairful2

nounhairful (plural hairfuls)

plural hairfuls

  1. The amount (of hair) typical in a head of hair.

    He'll scare you and stab you, and tear out a hairful!

    2019, James M. Campbell, One Night in the House of the Creepy Santas
    4 more examples

    The cinema advertisements were spectacular, since local audiences seemed to be impressed by commercials only if they lasted at least two minutes and included stunning action shots, dashing men laden with hairfuls of Brylcreem, fast cars and sexy girls.

    1988, James Saunders, “The Making of a Marketing Man”, in Nightmare: Ernest Saunders and the Guinness Affair, Arrow Books, published 1990, →ISBN, page 29

    Largely because you've now got a hairful of finely sprayed boiling hot musician's shit.

    2008, Jon Holmes, Rock Star Babylon

    He growls to reach a necktie and dress for the table while she climbs him, hairful by hairful.

    2008, Cate Whetzel, The Bride at the Four Seasons Bar, page 45

    He reached out, grabbed a hairful of hair, and pulled.

    2014, Kevin D. Randle, Target!

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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