underhaired
underhaired adjective: lacking hair; balding.
Adjective
underhaired (comparative more underhaired, superlative most underhaired)
- Lacking hair; balding.
- Or, to put it another way, Ronald Fergus, middle aged, overweight, underhaired and slightly lacking in the marbles department, was in his kitchen chatting.2005, Craig Cornwell, Whoops! There Goes the Neighbourhood, page 93
- And I advised the underhaired Tony Kornheiser that as the real star of Monday Night, he had to impose his prolix potency on his partners.2007 December 25, Richard Sandomir, “Telling It Like It Is to the N.F.L. and Cable TV”, in New York Times
Forms of underhaired
| comparative | more underhaired |
|---|---|
| superlative | most underhaired |
Origin of underhaired
From under- + haired.
Questions about underhaired
- What does underhaired mean?
- Underhaired means lacking hair; balding.
- What part of speech is underhaired?
- Underhaired is an adjective.
Words near underhaired in the dictionary
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