Usually means: Causing fear, excitement, or thrill.
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  1. hairraising: Wiktionary
  2. hairraising: Dictionary.com
  3. hairraising: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary

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adjective:  Alternative form of hair-raising [Causing fear or anxiety; scary.]

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