whiskered

adjective

Definition of whiskerednext
as in bearded

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  1. bearded
  2. hirsute
  3. shaggy
  4. furred
  5. hairy
Adjective
  • His bearded likeness was carved above the spa entrance in the 1800s, and greets hotel guests today.
    Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Other recent salmonella outbreaks have been linked to pet bearded dragons, backyard poultry and basil, the agency says.
    Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of bearded
Adjective
  • As a 10-year-old trapped in the body of a hirsute 40-year-old, Robin Williams is playing a character who isn’t aspiring to be older, like Hanks in the earlier film, but a lonely, awkward, lumbering kid who’s seized by alternating bouts of hyperactivity and deep insecurity.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
  • That’s when the futuristic campus — featuring William Pereira’s brutalist architecture — provided the setting for a violent showdown between humans and their more hirsute primate cousins in the dystopian Conquest of the Planet of the Apes.
    Will Swaim, National Review, 11 June 2024
Definition of hirsute
Adjective
  • The 28-year-old actor appeared on the Dec. 12 episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert with his latest look, a thin mustache and his normally long curly hair trimmed in a shorter, shaggy crop.
    Hedy Phillips, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Take a cue from the Olsen handbook and look for shaggy details, longline shapes, and reversible designs.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of shaggy
Adjective
  • The ladybug begins life as a spiky black crawler; the garden tiger moth starts out life as an extravagantly furred caterpillar.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Many furred mammals have apocrine glands, including camels and donkeys, as well as chimpanzees.
    Jeff Goodell, Time, 6 July 2023
Definition of furred
Adjective
  • The spider is the largest and hairiest member of its genus and was identified by David Ortiz of Masaryk University in Czechia and Elier Fonseca of the Cuban Zoological Society.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Each year, millions of Americans tune in for one of the holiday's hairiest and most beloved traditions: The National Dog Show.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of hairy
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