HAIR-SHIRT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Self-sacrificing or austere

Synonyms:

hair-shirt; hair-shirted

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

hair shirt (an uncomfortable shirt made of coarse animal hair; worn next to the skin as a penance)

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