whiskered

[ hwis-kerd, wis- ]

adjective

1. having, wearing, or covered with whiskers.

whiskered

/ ˈwɪskəd /

adjective

1. having whiskers

Other Words From

• un·whiskered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of whiskered¹

First recorded in 1755–65; whisker + -ed ³

Example Sentences

San Francisco’s Sea Lions: Recently sea lion counters tallied 2,000 of the whiskered, blubbery creatures in the water alongside Pier 39 on the city’s northern edge.

From New York Times

This week, sea lion counters — yes, they exist — tallied 2,000 of the whiskered, blubbery creatures in the water alongside Pier 39 on the city’s northern edge.

From New York Times

Half the crowd seemed to have no more than two degrees of separation from the folk-singing bartender, some donning stick-on mustaches in tribute to Johnson’s whiskered visage.

From Seattle Times

Ferry staff whiskered a kitten out of the water near Whidbey Island on Wednesday morning after a game of cat and mouse.

From Seattle Times

In a 1943 letter to his son, Tolkien outlined his political opinions as leaning "more and more to Anarchy," but emphasized he meant — "abolition of control, not whiskered men with bombs."

From Salon

Related Words

• furry
• fuzzy
• shaggy
• unshaven
• woolly