whiskered
1
5.1
- adjective
- /ˈwɪskərd/
:
con bigotes
- Near the door, an old woman sat in a wheelchair, her head sunk so low that her whiskered chin nearly rested on her chest.
- whiskered tern
- whiskered chin
- whiskered snout
Examples
-
The seamed, whiskered face glanced at Walker briefly from beneath the edges of his frayed cowl, then looked away again.
Fiction book (1993) -
Two or three calves dipped their whiskered muzzles into the buckets and immediately figured out how to suck the milk, draining it in one long draught.
Fiction book (1997) -
Two quick moves and the whiskered head, spine, and tail dropped on an open newspaper.
Fiction book (1996) -
Doe-eyed, gently whiskered, narrow of skull.
Fiction book (1993) -
Some looked like fishermen, young whiskered boys with honest eyes, sinewy from their struggles on the ocean.
Fiction book (2000) -
"Hullo, Archimedes, do you realize that barbarians are about to break into our home?" she said to the tiny, whiskered face.
Fiction book (2001) -
Your childhood cat, Smoky Mac, once stuck his head in a jar, ears held back in curiosity as his whiskered nose bumped against the glass.
Fiction book (2001) -
The whiskered cat sat on the windowsill, watching the birds outside.
-
He stroked his whiskered chin while pondering the difficult question.
-
The old fisherman had a cheerful, whiskered face that showed his years of experience.
Synonyms
52
1.0
With hair on the chin and cheeks
3
9.4
Having a lot of hair on the body or face
1
6.0
Having short rough hair on the face after not shaving
1
8.5
Having hair on the cheeks and chin like a beard
1
6.9
Having short hairs on the cheeks and chin like an animal or a man who has not shaved
A person or animal with hair on the cheeks and chin like a beard
How Hairy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word whiskered comes from whisker, an old word for the long, stiff hairs on an animal's cheeks and chin. One helpful way to remember it is to think of whisk (a quick brush or movement) and imagine those hairs brushing your face, so whiskered means 'having these noticeable facial hairs'.