whiskered

Sporting facial hair

Whiskered describes something having whiskers—the stiff facial hairs on cats and other mammals, or the facial hair on a man's cheeks and jaw.

A whiskered old gentleman has prominent sideburns or a beard.

A whiskered seal has the characteristic sensory bristles around its snout.

bearded

stubble

Short regrown facial hair

muttonchops · vandyke · chinstrap · bristly · grizzled · unshaven · barbershop · razor · shaver · barber

mammalian

mouse

Small gnawing mammal

  • ratRodent or informer
  • otterSemi-aquatic weasel relative
  • sealAuthentication stamp or mark

walrus · hamster · guinea-pig · squirrel · badger · weasel · mink · raccoon · skunk · wolverine

sensory

vibrissae

Sensory facial hairs

sensitive · sensory · receptors · navigation · detection · spatial · nocturnal · hunting · balance · awareness

feline

cat

Small furry housepet

tiger · lion · leopard · lynx · cheetah · jaguar · panther · cougar · ocelot · wildcat

Categories
Opposites
facial hair presence

whiskeredclean-shaven

Having no beard

shaven · shaved · beardless · hairless · unwhiskered

facial smoothness

whiskeredsmooth

Without roughness or difficulty

hairless · bare · glabrous · bald-faced

Phrases
Family

whiskers, whisker, whiskery

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G