whiskery
Britishadjective
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having whiskers
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old; unkempt
Example Sentences
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Once regarded as the band’s kid brother — not to mention its youthful heartthrob — Weir became a whiskery symbol of the Dead’s unrivaled endurance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026
But as it went through multiple charging cycles, whiskery tendrils, or dendrites, of lithium grew across the electrolyte.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 9, 2019
Despite all of the parts Thewlis has played since, it is still a surprise to find him fresh-faced and softly spoken, rather than ranting, wild-eyed and whiskery like Johnny.
From The Guardian • May 29, 2017
Blob-shaped cells surrounded by dozens of tiny, whiskery projections called cilia, Tetrahymena are improbable-looking—each a hairy Barbapapa, or a Mr. Potato Head who fell into a vat of Rogaine.
From The New Yorker • May 2, 2016
He chuckled, stroked his whiskery face, and took the fish.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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