hirsute
adjective

- having a lot of hair, especially on the face or body

(Cambridge Dictionary)

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Humans are the only species that seem to have a problem with hirsute bodies from time to time. In some cultures, women shave their underarms while modern fashion magazines display young hairless men on their covers. But who would have thought that a hirsute look would be risky?

Just ask the Swedish father who was arrested in a police raid on his home on suspicion of kidnapping.

He was playing with his two-year-old son outside their home in Stockholm when the boy asked to be carried inside a grocery bag – all perfectly harmless except for one thing: the father had a new beard.

It seems the 39-year-old's neighbours failed to recognise him on account of his now hirsute face. That prompted them to call the police, who raided the house and arrested the poor father for kidnapping.

Happily, the mistake was quickly realised and the father was released.

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SYNONYMS

bushy, bristly, downy, furry, fuzzy, hairy, shaggy, tufted, unshorn, woolly

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Practice OWAD in a conversation:

"Many sport and film celebrities have been responsible for promoting the HIRSUTE look."