Hairy vs. Harry — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Hairy and Harry
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Definitions
Hairy➦
Covered with hair or hairlike projections
A hairy caterpillar.
Harry➦
To disturb, distress, or exhaust by repeated demands or criticism; harass.
Hairy➦
Consisting of or resembling hair
Wore a hairy sweater.
Harry➦
To attack or raid, as in war
Vikings harrying the coast.
Hairy➦
(Slang) Fraught with difficulties; hazardous
A hairy escape.
Hairy problems.
Harry➦
To force along, as by attacks or blows
"Blue jays were chasing a squirrel, harrying the creature from tree to tree" (Paul Theroux).
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Hairy➦
(of a person) Having a lot of hair on the body.
A hairy man
Harry➦
To batter or buffet. Used of the wind or storms
The wind harried the trees.
Hairy➦
(of an animal) Having a lot of fur.
Hairy mammoth
Harry➦
To plunder, pillage, assault.
Hairy➦
(of a body part other than the head) Having hair growing from it.
She is a great admirer of hairy chests.
Harry➦
To make repeated attacks on an enemy.
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Hairy➦
(informal) difficult, complex, intricate, or intimidating.
It’s a hairy problem, and will probably take several weeks to sort out.
Harry➦
To strip, lay waste, ravage.
Hairy➦
(informal) Causing anxiety or fright; terrifying, scary.
Harry➦
To harass, bother or distress with demands, threats, or criticism.
Hairy➦
Bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling hair; rough with hair; hirsute.
His mantle hairy, and his bonnet sedge.
Harry➦
To strip; to pillage; to lay waste; as, the Northmen came several times and harried the land.
To harry this beautiful region.
A red squirrel had harried the nest of a wood thrush.
Hairy➦
Very complicated, difficult, or involved; as, a hairy problem; a hairy equation.
Harry➦
To agitate; to worry; to harrow; to harass.
Hairy➦
Dangerous or frightening; as, a hairy encounter with a mugger.
Harry➦
To make a predatory incursion; to plunder or lay waste.
Hairy➦
Having or covered with hair;
Jacob was a hairy man
A hairy caterpillar
Harry➦
Annoy continually or chronically;
He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
This man harasses his female co-workers
Hairy➦
Hazardous and frightening;
Hairy moments in the mountains
Harry➦
Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
