Preposition: on

• side: The leaves are alternate, round, 4-10 cm long, and somewhat hairy on both sides when young.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• get: One each, please, for the time being - could all get a bit hairy later.

Modifies a noun

• cress: Hairy bitter cress develops clusters of tiny flowers at the ends of the stem branches.

• armpit: Hi again everyone, Janine, I had to laugh, congrats on the hairy armpits - crazy or what?

• bittercress: Hairy bittercress can complete its life-cycle in 5-6 weeks.

• caterpillar: The black hairy caterpillar is quite a contrast to the clean cut lines of the adult.

• leukemia: AB - We studied five cases of hairy cell leukemia ( HCL ) using conventional cytogenetics.

• leukemia: HCL or hairy cell leukemia A rare type of leukemia accounting for approximately 2 % of the leukemia population.

Modifying Another Word

• softly: The upper surface is rough to the touch, the lower more softly hairy.

• pretty: From our vantage point on Munro three, the route looked pretty hairy!

• slightly: He chose cheap, slightly hairy square jackets with gray flannel trousers rather in the style of postwar British jazz bands.

• rather: Only problem was that he had rather hairy legs.

• very: Due to the loss of feeling, I often missed or down shifted, which was very hairy at least.

• too: Short coat ( not too hairy around the house ).

Used with adjective complement

• get: Comments C Keep your diaper on tight, it gets pretty hairy in here.

• look: From our vantage point on Munro three, the route looked pretty hairy!

• become: Learn the basics so you can feel confident about your own abilities and to be able to rely on yourself when situations become hairy.