English Dictionary

whiskery

形容詞

イギリス英語 ユーモラス文体

Having whiskers. / Having protrusions resembling whiskers. / Resembling whiskers. / Involving or caused by whiskers. / (UK, humorous) Old.

日本語の意味

ひげを持っている、ひげのある / ひげのような突起や形状をしている / ひげに似た外観をしている / ひげに関連した、またはひげによって引き起こされる / （英国でユーモラスな表現として）老いた

The old harbor cat was whiskery and moved with surprising grace along the docks.

港の年老いた猫はひげのある姿で、桟橋を驚くほど優雅に歩いた。

意味（1）

Having whiskers.

[…] the old lady is as ugly as any woman in the parish, and as tall and whiskery as a Grenadier.

意味（2）

Having protrusions resembling whiskers.

Smiling, he gave us a salute, turned his horse and rode down the trail, through the high hairy weeds and whiskery flowers thriving among the rocks and faded ruts of the road.

意味（3）

Resembling whiskers.

[…] all the white trees, tall like poles, that went up and up to where, right at the top, among whiskery branches, were bits of blue that were the sky.

意味（4）

Involving or caused by whiskers.

He bent his great, shaggy head over Harry and gave him what must have been a very scratchy, whiskery kiss.

意味（5）

(UK, humorous) Old.

It is, of course, the most whiskery old cliché, but clichés usually have their basis in fact, and this one certainly does: Historically, the French have paid extraordinary—some would say excessive—attention to what they eat and how they eat it.

more whiskery （ comparative ）

most whiskery （ superlative ）