stubbly

stubbly
stubble ► NOUN 1) the cut stalks of cereal plants left in the ground after harvesting. 2) short, stiff hairs growing on a man's face when he has not shaved for a while.
DERIVATIVES stubbly adjective.
ORIGIN Old French stuble, from Latin stipula 'straw' .

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  • Stubbly — Stub bly, a. Covered with stubble; stubbled. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stubbly — [[t]stʌ̱bəli[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If a man has not shaved recently, he has a stubbly chin. He had long unkempt hair and a stubbly chin …   English dictionary

  • stubbly — adj. Stubbly is used with these nouns: ↑chin …   Collocations dictionary

  • stubbly — adjective see stubble …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • stubbly — See stubbled. * * * …   Universalium

  • stubbly — adjective Having stubble …   Wiktionary

  • stubbly — stub·bly || stÊŒblɪ adj. covered in stubble; unshaven, having a short rough growth of beard …   English contemporary dictionary

  • stubbly — stub·bly …   English syllables

  • stubbly — See: stubble …   English dictionary

  • stubbly — adjective having a short growth of beard his stubbled chin • Syn: ↑bestubbled, ↑stubbled • Similar to: ↑unshaven, ↑unshaved …   Useful english dictionary

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