whiskery
Britishadjective
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having whiskers
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old; unkempt
Example Sentences
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The girl’s spirit shimmered above her, connected to her body by a dozen delicate white tethers, like the whiskery roots of a mushroom.
From Literature
With a grin on his whiskery old face, he just stood there staring back at Rowdy.
From Literature
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
The hologram of an older, balding Black man with a whiskery chin appears.
From Literature
“That was a real touchstone for me,” he says, adding that they did take artistic license with Stanton’s approach to facial hair, which in reality was “very whiskery.”
From Los Angeles Times
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