bewhiskered

[ bih-hwis-kerd, -wis- ]

adjective

1. having whiskers; bearded.
2. ancient, as a witticism, expression, etc.; passé; hoary:

   a bewhiskered catchword of a bygone era.

bewhiskered

/ bɪˈwɪskəd /

adjective

1. having whiskers on the cheeks

Word History and Origins

Origin of bewhiskered¹

First recorded in 1755–65; be- + whiskered

Example Sentences

Her little pointed, bewhiskered face popped up like the cork out of a bottle.

From Literature

Earlier in August, the sky saw a full sturgeon moon, a nod to a dinosaur-esque, bewhiskered fish.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1965 he appeared in a television performance of Billy Smart's Circus alongside "bewhiskered" period acrobats The Herculeans and a collection of trained budgerigars.

From BBC

All the more so because both Herschel and Ben are played by Seth Rogen, who does the bewhiskered Yiddish thing and the diffident millennial thing with equal craftiness.

From New York Times

Still, it’s maybe a fitting combination for a lavishly bewhiskered figure whose wonkishness and warmongering can make him seem like an unlikely hybrid of Ned Flanders and Yosemite Sam.

From New York Times

Related Words

• furry
• fuzzy
• shaggy
• unshaven
• woolly