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whiskered

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: W IH1 S K ER0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Possessed of whiskers; covered in bristles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Michael's heavily whiskered face hadn't seen a razor in some days.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

having hair on the cheeks and chin

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bearded, barbate, bewhiskered, whiskery

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From whisker + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: barbu — 1. Possessed of whiskers
  • German: schnauzbärtig — 1. Possessed of whiskers
  • German: schnurrbärtig — 1. Possessed of whiskers
  • German: bärtig — 1. Possessed of whiskers
  • Occitan: barbut — 1. Possessed of whiskers
  • Scottish Gaelic: ròibeanach — 1. Possessed of whiskers