hirsute UK /həːˈsjuːt/US /hɚˈsut/adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •Covered in hair or bristles; hairy.[…] there are of Roots, Bulbous Roots, Fibrous Roots, and Hirsute Roots. — 1631 noun1 •(rare) Someone or something that is hirsute.Virchow is mentioned as having described the “Russian hairy men” the “hirsutes,” who, although their bodies were covered with a thick growth of hair were nevertheless almost entirely devoid of teeth. — 1929 formshirsutes · more hirsute · most hirsute