whiskeryadj.
/ˈwɪsk(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈwɪskəri/ 1. Having large whiskers.
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the world > life > the body > hair > hair on lower part of face > [adjective] > whiskers
whiskered1769
whiskerandoed1838
whiskery1848
1848 W. M. Thackeray Bk. Snobs xxxiv. 130 The old lady is..as tall and whiskery as a Grenadier.
2. Suggestive of or resembling whiskers or a whisker; having whiskers.
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the world > space > shape > unevenness > [adjective] > rough > rough and hairy (of things)
shaggy?1611
shagged-ragged1612
squalid1628
brushy1682
buzzy1836
brush-like1859
brushy-looking1882
whiskery1927
1927 H. V. Morton In Search of Eng. v. 98 The dark room smelt of..that indefinite whiskery smell of old men.
1959 Times 4 May 4/5 They fluffed a chip out of whiskery grass.
1984 Listener 10 May 3/1 Streets with a few measly roadside stalls peddling second-rate oranges and whiskery root vegetables.
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adj.1848