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whiskery

whiskery

1 6.9
Having short hairs on the cheeks and chin like an animal or a man who has not shaved
  • adjective
  • /ˈwɪskəri/
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  • He senses the huge, whiskery head brooding above his own and wonders if the doubt and indecision he feels are his own or his father's.
  • whiskery face
  • whiskery chin

Examples

  • The expression on a sea monster's wrinkled, whiskery face isn't particularly easy to read, but I knew Curious well, and I could tell at a glance that something wasn't right.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • I started at the whiskery nose and worked my way down.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Still, the gentleman's man hesitated, now stroking his own whiskery chin.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • "Well, maybe you don't want to hear it," Chester continued, his whiskery chin out over the shelf, "but you work for me, so I'm gonna say it."

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The old man had a whiskery face that reminded me of my grandfather.

  • His whiskery chin brushed against my cheek as he leaned in to talk.

  • I could hear his voice clearly, despite the whiskery texture of his beard.

Synonyms

bearded
vswhiskery
52 1.0

With hair on the chin and cheeks

is framed by the animal-like or unshaven resemblance rather than fullness
whiskered
vswhiskery
1 5.1

Having long hairs on the cheeks and chin like a cat

highlights animal-like or unshaven look rather than simple presence of hair
stubbled
vswhiskery
1 6.0

Having short rough hair on the face after not shaving

is about hair that looks animal-like or unshaven rather than only short growth
bewhiskered
vswhiskery
  • Archaic
1 8.5

Having hair on the cheeks and chin like a beard

focuses on hair that looks like animal or unshaven facial growth
beardy
vswhiskery
1 5.5

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

leans toward animal-like or unshaven resemblance rather than mere likeness
barbate
vswhiskery
  • Archaic
9.9

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

emphasises animal-like or unshaven appearance in contrast to mere hair presence
whiskerlike
vswhiskery
6.5

Thin, stiff hairs or threads that stick out and sense touch

refers to animal-like or unshaven facial hair rather than a hair-like object

Antonyms

smooth-faced
1 4.4

A person who has no hair on the face, like a young man without a beard

Compounds

whiskery beard
4.0

Long, stiff hair on the lower face that sticks out like an animal's

How Hairy

bearded
52 1.0
whiskery
1 6.9
stubbly
2 4.4
clean-shaven
12 3.5

Surface Forms

whiskery positive

Morphology

whiskery = whisker (transparent) = whisker + y

Productive adjectival formation from the noun 'whisker' with '-y' meaning 'having or characterized by'.

Etymology

Whiskery comes from whisker, the name for the long hairs by an animal's mouth, and that word is linked to whisk, which means 'to move quickly' or 'to brush'. So whiskery describes a face or animal that has those brush-like hairs on the cheeks and chin.