adj
Meaning 1
Having whiskers.
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whiskery
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adj
Meaning 2
Having protrusions resembling whiskers.
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adj
Meaning 3
Resembling whiskers.
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adj
Meaning 4
Involving or caused by whiskers.
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Examples
- 2002, Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex, New York: Picador, Book Three, “Flesh and Blood,” p. 373, Despite my lightheadedness, I could feel everything. The shocking wetness of his mouth. The whiskery feel of his lips. His barging tongue.
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adj
Meaning 5
Old.
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Usage: UK, humorous
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noun
Meaning 6
A whiskey distillery.
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Usage: rare
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adjective satellite
Meaning 7
having hair on the cheeks and chin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bearded, barbate, bewhiskered, whiskered
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History
Etymology
From whisker + -y.
From whiskey/whisky + -ery.