whiskery
Britishadjective
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having whiskers
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old; unkempt
Example Sentences
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But as it went through multiple charging cycles, whiskery tendrils, or dendrites, of lithium grew across the electrolyte.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 9, 2019
In an interview, he described the two of them as “really like an old couple,” noting that, as he had sprouted a white whiskery beard, they had also started to look alike.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 20, 2019
Up above, on the sloping branches of oak trees, whiskery bromeliads, Spanish moss and the gray fronds of resurrection fern tangled in a miniature jungle all their own.
From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2016
Round and whiskery, Garcia stood proudly for music over celebrity, an idea embraced by Trey Anastasio of Phish, who filled Garcia's role over the summer.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2015
His long, whiskery brows moved like strings on a marionette.
From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate
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