stubbled
- adjective
- /ˈstʌbld/
- He rubbed his stubbled face, then flicked the cigarette into the cinders of the yard.
- stubbled cheek
- stubbled chin
- stubbled face
Examples
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"Faye caressed my stubbled cheek with her hand.
Fiction book (2000) -
He kissed Milla, his stubbled skin rough against her smooth cheek.
Fiction book (2002) -
The uniform bent, and a stubbled face appeared in the open window.
Fiction book (1994) -
Can you believe it?" He jerked his stubbled chin toward the curb.
Fiction book (1999) -
"Alejandro scratched his stubbled chin.
Fiction book (1991) -
The strong stubbled jawline and sly gray eyes she remembered.
Fiction book (1998) -
He turned toward the blaze, the sweat illuminated on his stubbled face.
Fiction book (1992) -
Munny is thirty-five or forty years old; his hair is thinning, and his moustache droops glumly over his stubbled jaw.
Fiction book (1993) -
His stubbled face showed signs of not shaving for several days.
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The actor appeared rugged with his stubbled cheeks and unkempt hair.
Synonyms
Having short rough hair on the face like a light beard
Having short, rough hairs that feel prickly on the skin
With hair growing on the face
Having short, rough hair on the face after not shaving
Antonyms
How Bearded
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word stubbled comes from the older word stubble, which meant a 'short stalk' or 'stump' left after cutting a plant and is like the common word stub. So, stubbled describes a face with short, rough hairs — the little 'stumps' of a beard.