bewhiskered

adjective

Definition of bewhiskerednext
as in bearded

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  1. bearded
  2. mustachioed
  3. hirsute
  4. shaggy
Adjective
  • The live show’s audience, filled with women in floral maxidresses and bearded men who probably host their own podcasts, was more than ready for love and laughter.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
  • On June 16, 1989, a bearded 26-year-old stood before a quarter million Hungarians in Budapest and demanded that Soviet troops leave his country.
    — Julia R. Cartwright, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of bearded
Adjective
  • Ross joked the mustachioed figure had to let his beard grow out, too.
    — Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The conventional view holds that the main architects of European integration were the Frenchmen Jean Monnet, a mild-mannered, mustachioed Cognac merchant and banker, and Robert Schuman, an austere, devoutly Catholic statesman from Lorraine.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of mustachioed
Adjective
  • On top of the appropriately hirsute performer assuming the role of beefy antihero Kratos, the adaptation promises a god-tier ensemble cast, with the likes of Lost’s Sonya Walger and Homeland’s Mandy Patinkin joining the fray.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
  • Only one of the singers revealed listening to Swift on their own time — Chris Tungseth, a lovably hirsute country boy in the Bo Bice/Sundance Head mode.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of hirsute
Adjective
  • Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon or sturdy spatula until a shaggy dough forms.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Pixie shag Somewhere between pixie and bixie lies this shaggy devil-may-care crop.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of shaggy
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