whiskered
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- unwhiskered adjective
Etymology
Origin of whiskered
Example Sentences
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Water dripped from the beast’s whiskered muzzle, and her yellow eyes were dim with fatigue.
From Literature
All the men have been whiskered to resemble their historical models.
From Los Angeles Times
San Francisco’s Sea Lions: Recently sea lion counters tallied 2,000 of the whiskered, blubbery creatures in the water alongside Pier 39 on the city’s northern edge.
From New York Times
This week, sea lion counters — yes, they exist — tallied 2,000 of the whiskered, blubbery creatures in the water alongside Pier 39 on the city’s northern edge.
From New York Times
Half the crowd seemed to have no more than two degrees of separation from the folk-singing bartender, some donning stick-on mustaches in tribute to Johnson’s whiskered visage.
From Seattle Times
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