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WHISKERY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does whiskery mean? 

WHISKERY (adjective)
  The adjective WHISKERY has 1 sense:

1. having hair on the cheeks and chinplay

  Familiarity information: WHISKERY used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WHISKERY (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Having hair on the cheeks and chin

Synonyms:

barbate; bearded; bewhiskered; whiskered; whiskery

Similar:

unshaved; unshaven (not shaved)

Derivation:

whisker (a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat)


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