whiskery

Having facial hair

Whiskery describes something having or resembling whiskers—the stiff facial hairs on a man's face or the sensory bristles on an animal's snout.

A whiskery old man has visible stubble or an unkempt beard.

The word can describe texture: whiskery catfish, a whiskery kiss that scratched her cheek.

texture

bristly

Covered with stiff hairs

rough · stubbly · wiry · stiff · ticklish · fuzzy · scraggly · raspy · abrasive · spiky

facial-hair

stubble

Short regrown facial hair

beard · muttonchops · bristles · vandyke · handlebar · walrus mustache · imperial · soul patch · scruff · unshaven

animal

cat

Small furry housepet

  • walrusTusked Arctic marine mammal
  • sealAuthentication stamp or mark
  • otterSemi-aquatic weasel relative

mouse · rat · hamster · snout · muzzle · lynx · fox · ferret · weasel · squirrel

aged

old

Existing many years

wizened · venerable · weathered · seasoned · hoary · patriarchal · matriarchal · silver-haired · sage · grandfatherly

Opposites
facial hair presence

whiskeryclean-shaven

Having no beard

shaven · shaved · beardless · hairless · baby-faced

facial texture/smoothness

whiskerysmooth

Without roughness or difficulty

sleek · soft · silky · glabrous · hairless

Phrases
Family

whiskers, whisker, whiskey, whiskered, bewhiskered, whiskerless

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G