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Hairy

/ˈher-ē/

adj. 1. Annoyingly complicated.

"DWIM is incredibly hairy."

2. Incomprehensible.

"DWIM is incredibly hairy."

3. Of people, high-powered, authoritative, rare, expert, and/or incomprehensible. Hard to explain except in context:

"He knows this hairy lawyer who says there's nothing to worry about."

See also hirsute.