An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
HIRSUTE
hairy, haired, hirsute
(adjective) having or covered with hair; “Jacob was a hairy man”; “a hairy caterpillar”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
hirsute (comparative more hirsute, superlative most hirsute)
Covered in hair or bristles; hairy.
Usage notes
• Considerably more formal than everyday hairy.
Synonyms
• hairy
Antonyms
• glabrous
Source: Wiktionary
Hir*sute", a. Etym: [L. hirsutus; prob. akin to horridus horrid. Cf. Horrid.]
1. Rough with hair; set with bristles; shaggy.
2. Rough and coarse; boorish. [R.] Cynical and hirsute in his behavior. Life of A. Wood.
3. (Bot.)
Definition: Pubescent with coarse or stiff hairs. Gray.
4. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Covered with hairlike feathers, as the feet of certain birds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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EARTHSHAKING
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