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whiskered

American  
[hwis-kerd, wis-] / ˈʰwɪs kərd, ˈwɪs- /

adjective

  1. having, wearing, or covered with whiskers.


whiskered British  
/ ˈwɪskəd /

adjective

  1. having whiskers

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of whiskered

First recorded in 1755–65; whisker + -ed 3

Example Sentences

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The musical turns out to be as spryly flexible as any of its whiskered characters.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

A whiskered influencer, Larry also boasts an X account @Number10cat followed by more than 877,500 fans.

From Barron's Feb. 15, 2026

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 Jun. 7, 2024

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 Nov. 22, 2023

He looked up at Flora, and the sight of his little whiskered face calmed her somehow.

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo

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