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shorthaired

shorthaired adjective: having short hair.

Adjective

shorthaired (comparative more shorthaired, superlative most shorthaired)

  1. (especially) Having short hair.
    • Melissa got her wish to have a lavish living space for Bailey, an 11-year-old German shorthaired pointer.2007 September 9, The Associated Press, “Baker Keeps Building for the Future”, in New York Times
    Antonyms:
    long-haired

Antonyms of shorthaired

Forms of shorthaired

comparativemore shorthaired
superlativemost shorthaired

Origin of shorthaired

From short + haired.

Phrases with shorthaired

Questions about shorthaired

What does shorthaired mean?
Shorthaired means having short hair.
What part of speech is shorthaired?
Shorthaired is an adjective.

Words near shorthaired in the dictionary

  1. shortgowns
  2. shortgrass
  3. shortgrasses
  4. shorth
  5. shorthair
  6. shorthaired
  7. shorthairs
  8. shorthand
  9. shorthand typist
  10. shorthand typists
  11. shorthanded

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