stubbled

adjective

as in stubbly

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Recent Examples of stubbled Schatzline, a stubbled, sleepy-eyed man in his early thirties, gave an opening prayer. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026 The standard fit is a single foil shaver, perfect for detailing edges or mowing over stubbled necklines. — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 12 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stubbled
  1. stubbly
  2. bearded
  3. mustachioed
Adjective
  • Hesley and other researchers examined the stubbly Elkhorn coral fragments on Wednesday at their outdoor lab across the street from the Rosenstiel school.
    — Alex Harris July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
Definition of stubbly
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  • Sicking, a bearded and bespectacled sixty-eight-year-old, lives with his wife in Birmingham, Alabama, in a large French-country-style house.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • The Sunda clouded leopard stalks the dense rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra in search of bearded pigs and mouse deer to prey on.
    — Douglas Main, Scientific American, 17 July 2026
Definition of bearded
Adjective
  • South India is the scent of frangipani and coffee, bushels of bananas and coconuts, women with gold nose rings and hair braided with jasmine and mustachioed men in pink with hands on hips.
    — Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026
  • Sadly, anyone hoping to see his mustachioed self opposite Hudson Williams' Shane Hollander and Connor Storrie's Ilya Rozanov in 2027 may be disappointed.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
Definition of mustachioed

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