Definition

Adjective: 1. Having hair on the cheeks and chin: Describing a face, particularly a man's face, that is covered with or characterized by whiskers; unshaven or bearded.

Usage

The adjective "whiskery" is used to describe someone's facial appearance. It typically implies a noticeable, often untrimmed or bristly, growth of hair on the cheeks and chin. It is a descriptive term and is often used in literary or vivid descriptions.

Examples

• The old sailor had a kind smile on his whiskery face.
• He gave her a whiskery kiss that tickled her cheek.
• The portrait showed a whiskery gentleman from the 19th century.

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive Figurative Use: While primarily literal, "whiskery" can sometimes be used figuratively to describe something that is old-fashioned, reminiscent of an earlier time, or has a rough, unrefined quality, much like an old beard.
  • The pub had a whiskery, old-world charm.

Variants and Related Words

• Whiskers (n): The hairs growing on a man's face, especially on the cheeks.
• Whiskered (adj): An alternative form with the same meaning as "whiskery."
  • The whiskered old man sat in the corner.

Synonyms

• Bearded
• Unshaven
• Stubbly
• Bristly
• Hirsute (more formal, meaning hairy)

Antonyms

• Clean-shaven
• Smooth-faced

Adjective

1. having hair on the cheeks and chin