Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Hirsute

Hirsute , adjective

[Latin hirsutus; prob. akin to horridus horrid. Compare Horrid.]

1.
Rough with hair; set with bristles; shaggy.
2.
Rough and coarse; boorish. [Rare]
Cynical and hirsute in his behavior. — Life of A. Wood
3.
(Botany) Pubescent with coarse or stiff hairs. — Gray
4.
(Zoology) Covered with hairlike feathers, as the feet of certain birds.