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Today’s word of the day – hispid

August 20, 2012 Mathias Leave a comment Go to comments

In keeping within finding odd, underused words, today, I present you with the word hispid.

adj \ˈhis-pəd\

: rough or covered with bristles, stiff hairs, or minute spines

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hispid

also hispidulous adj \hi-spij-uh-luhs\

:covered with stiff, short hairs.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hispidulous?s=t

Categories: General Things, Writing Style Tags: Bristles, Dictionary Reference, Hispid, Merriam Webster, Odd, Short Hairs, Spines, Stiff Hairs, Webster Dictionary, Word Of The Day

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