Stubbly
adjective
Having short, prickly hair or bristles growing on the skin.
After not shaving for three days, he had a stubbly beard.
Often appears as...
- stubbly beard
- stubbly chin
adjective
Having short, prickly hair or bristles growing on the skin.
After not shaving for three days, he had a stubbly beard.
Often appears as...
- stubbly beard
- stubbly chin
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Texture Description
Use 'stubbly' to describe a rough texture on skin, usually from hair growth.
His stubbly cheeks felt rough against her palm.
Pro Tip 2/3Short Growth
'Stubbly' indicates short, emerging hairs, not long ones.
He rubbed his stubbly head, missing his long hair.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Freshly Shaved
'Stubbly' is used when someone hasn't shaved very recently, but not long enough for a full beard.
After a week of camping, he returned looking tired and stubbly.
Pro Tip 1/3Texture Description
Use 'stubbly' to describe a rough texture on skin, usually from hair growth.
His stubbly cheeks felt rough against her palm.
Pro Tip 2/3Short Growth
'Stubbly' indicates short, emerging hairs, not long ones.
He rubbed his stubbly head, missing his long hair.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Freshly Shaved
'Stubbly' is used when someone hasn't shaved very recently, but not long enough for a full beard.
After a week of camping, he returned looking tired and stubbly.
Pro Tip 1/3Texture Description
Use 'stubbly' to describe a rough texture on skin, usually from hair growth.
His stubbly cheeks felt rough against her palm.
Pro Tip 2/3Short Growth
'Stubbly' indicates short, emerging hairs, not long ones.
He rubbed his stubbly head, missing his long hair.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Freshly Shaved
'Stubbly' is used when someone hasn't shaved very recently, but not long enough for a full beard.
After a week of camping, he returned looking tired and stubbly.
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Video examples
Why do we have hair in...
but we really don’t know. Evidence is stubbly at best. Why we have hair in other regions is... more pungent. Our armpits, nipples, and pubic areas are dotted with apocrine glands. They produce oily, smelly secretions which the thick, curly hair that often grows in these spots helps disperse.
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Who Was Jesus? PIPE...
would have really looked like I would presume he would have had dark if not black hair he would have had a stubbly beard that he wouldn't have shaved too often and he would have been fairly dark dark of course from being out in the Sun
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The evolution of the...
goat and they were often still stubbly so in order to keep on writing these scribes would have to shave the page and if that page got wet it would start reconstituting into gelatinous skin so
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Why do we have hair in...
but we really don’t know. Evidence is stubbly at best. Why we have hair in other regions is... more pungent. Our armpits, nipples, and pubic areas are dotted with apocrine glands. They produce oily, smelly secretions which the thick, curly hair that often grows in these spots helps disperse.
Video examples
Who Was Jesus? PIPE...
would have really looked like I would presume he would have had dark if not black hair he would have had a stubbly beard that he wouldn't have shaved too often and he would have been fairly dark dark of course from being out in the Sun
Video examples
The evolution of the...
goat and they were often still stubbly so in order to keep on writing these scribes would have to shave the page and if that page got wet it would start reconstituting into gelatinous skin so
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Quote examples
Soledad O'Brien
American Journalist
When I was 13, I began relaxing my hair, and that meant when I turned 18 it began to crack and fall off, and when I began anchoring, I had short, stubbly pieces of hair. And trying to report in San Francisco with fog meant my hair swelled.
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George Vecsey
American Author
It is no fun lining up in your own building - as the hockey players say - and touching the hands of fellow stubbly louts who have just sent you off to the proverbial cabin on the lake.
Quote examples
Soledad O'Brien
American Journalist
When I was 13, I began relaxing my hair, and that meant when I turned 18 it began to crack and fall off, and when I began anchoring, I had short, stubbly pieces of hair. And trying to report in San Francisco with fog meant my hair swelled.
Quote examples
George Vecsey
American Author
It is no fun lining up in your own building - as the hockey players say - and touching the hands of fellow stubbly louts who have just sent you off to the proverbial cabin on the lake.
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