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bewhiskered

bewhiskered

1 8.5
Having hair on the cheeks and chin like a beard
  • adjective
  • /bɪˈwɪskərd/
  • Archaic
translation icon : barbudo
  • She was a strange creature, with a homely, wrinkled, and bewhiskered face, a spherical body, a four-pronged tail, and a marsupial-type pouch.
  • bewhiskered fellow

Examples

  • The boy let out a startled cry as the chest-high, furry, bewhiskered creature appeared before him.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The bewhiskered cat looked up at me with curious eyes, its facial hair twitching as it sniffed the air.

  • Soldiers jumped down from the vehicles, bewhiskered, greasy, and sandy, embracing and kissing others just as dirty and unkempt.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • We had an Oxford-educated head of history (who taught me), and he was very far from the tub-thumping, bewhiskered jingoist caricature that one might imagine such a figure to be!

    Blog text (5)

  • Lila eased over next to Inman and rubbed the soft of her belly against his shoulder, and then she shifted up on the balls of her feet, and he could feel the bewhiskered notch of her legs scratch at his skin through the thin dress.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The bewhiskered man sat in the corner, stroking his thick beard while telling stories of his adventures.

  • At the market, I saw several bewhiskered vendors selling spices and handcrafted goods, their faces adorned with unique facial hair.

Synonyms

bearded
vsbewhiskered
52 1.0

With hair on the chin and cheeks

covers both thin cheek hair and fuller grown facial hair
whiskered
vsbewhiskered
1 5.1

Having long hairs on the cheeks and chin like a cat

also means fuller facial hair rather than only prominent strands
stubbled
vsbewhiskered
1 6.0

Having short rough hair on the face after not shaving

means having hair on cheeks and chin not only short growth
unshaved
vsbewhiskered
1 3.0

With hair growing on the face

describes facial hair presence regardless of shaving status
whiskery
vsbewhiskered
1 6.9

Having short hairs on the cheeks and chin like an animal or a man who has not shaved

is the plain descriptor without the animal comparison
beardy
vsbewhiskered
1 5.5

Having hair on the lower part of the face or looking like someone with that hair

refers to actually having facial hair rather than mere resemblance
barbate
vsbewhiskered
  • Archaic
9.9

A person or animal with hair on the cheeks and chin like a beard

does not mention animal use
bestubbled
vsbewhiskered
  • Archaic
8.2

Having short, rough hair on the face after not shaving

describes facial hair generally not only a short rough covering

How Bearded

bewhiskered
  • Archaic
1 8.5
stubbly
2 4.4
clean-shaven
12 3.5

Surface Forms

bewhiskered positive

Morphology

bewhiskered = whiskered (transparent) = be + whisker + ed

Formed by adding productive prefix 'be-' meaning 'with/having' to the adjective 'whiskered', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Bewhiskered comes from the prefix be- meaning 'with' or 'having' and whisker, the long hairs around the mouth of animals or people. So bewhiskered simply means 'having whiskers' or a beard, which is why we use it for a cat or an old man with facial hair.