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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.
Soledad O'Brien

Meaning of "stubbly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STUBBLY

stubbly  [ˈstʌblɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STUBBLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stubbly is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES STUBBLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of stubbly in the English dictionary

The definition of stubbly in the dictionary is having bristly short hairs after not having shaved, esp as on a man's chin.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STUBBLY


arguably
ˈɑːɡjʊəblɪ
assembly
əˈsɛmblɪ
bubbly
ˈbʌblɪ
comfortably
ˈkʌmfətəblɪ
considerably
kənˈsɪdərəblɪ
doubly
ˈdʌblɪ
horribly
ˈhɒrɪblɪ
Hubli
ˈhuːblɪ
humbly
ˈhʌmblɪ
incredibly
ɪnˈkrɛdɪblɪ
inevitably
ɪnˈɛvɪtəblɪ
notably
ˈnəʊtəblɪ
ostensibly
ɒˈstɛnsɪblɪ
possibly
ˈpɒsɪblɪ
preferably
ˈprɛfərəblɪ
presumably
prɪˈzjuːməblɪ
probably
ˈprɒbəblɪ
reasonably
ˈriːzənəblɪ
remarkably
rɪˈmɑːkəblɪ
terribly
ˈtɛrəblɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STUBBLY

stub
stub axle
stub end
stub nail
stubbed
stubbie
stubbier
Stubbies
stubbiest
stubbily
stubbiness
stubbing
stubble
stubble-jumper
stubbled
stubborn
stubbornly
stubbornness
Stubbs
stubby

WORDS THAT END LIKE STUBBLY

babbly
bobbly
dribbly
hubbly
knobbly
knubbly
nubbly
pebbly
rubbly
scrabbly
scribbly
throw a wobbly
wabbly
wibbly-wobbly
wobbly

Synonyms and antonyms of stubbly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «stubbly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STUBBLY

Find out the translation of stubbly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stubbly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stubbly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

一茬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

stubbly
570 millions of speakers

English

stubbly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

stubbly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

stubbly
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

небритый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

stubbly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

stubbly
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

couvert de chaume
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stubbly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

stoppelig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

stubbly
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그루터기 투성이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stubbly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đầy rạ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

stubbly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खडबडीत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fırça gibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stubbly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zarostem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неголений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stubbly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοντοκομένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stoppelig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stubbly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stubbly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stubbly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STUBBLY»

The term «stubbly» is regularly used and occupies the 95.687 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STUBBLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stubbly

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QUOTES WITH «STUBBLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stubbly.
1
Soledad O'Brien
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.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STUBBLY»

Discover the use of stubbly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stubbly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Unmentionables: A Novel
“Nigger with his clothes off,” said one of the others, who had a stubbly beard. At this point, the youth, whose principal role appeared to be that of a lookout, ran off again around the corner. “This isn't a public changing room boy,” said the cigar ...
David Greene, 2011
2
Butcher's Dozen
"Cocky son of a bitch," the stubbly-faced guy said, still nursing that same goddamn beer. "The fucker," Steve said, looking at the door where Wild had disappeared. "He should mind his own goddamn business," the stubbly-faced guy said.
Max Allan Collins, 2011
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CROSSED MY MIND
We regarded old Stubbly, with a combination of fear and loathing, whilst Stubbly in turn, regarded us in similar fashion, except for the absence of fear. The reason for his unfriendly attitude was due to our perseverance in crawling under his ...
Fred Hewison, 2014
4
Audio- and Video-based Biometric Person Authentication: ...
accepted faces rejected faces normal heavy make-up light make-up shaven face unshaven face 6.3 Robustness on make-up or stubbly mustache Make-up may change women's faces. We carried out some experiments for checking influences  ...
Josef Biga1/4n, Gerard Chollet, Gunilla Borgefors, 1997
5
The Murthly Hours: Devotion, Literacy and Luxury in Paris, ...
78r man with stubbly chin wearing an orange conical hat with a ball on top (papal tiara) (FIG. 33) . 82r beardless man with stubbly chin (FIG. 86) . 84r woman wearing hair-fillet and hair-net with a bell around beast's neck . 87r (upper margin ) ...
John Higgitt, 2000
6
Monte Walsh
Six feet away on another plank cot along the opposite wall sat the tobacco-pouch cowhand, more stubbly-faced than before, more worn but not from trail riding, looking about as battered as Monte felt. Monte groaned and sat up, swinging feet  ...
Jack Schaefer, 1981
7
The Conquering Hero: By J. Murray Gibbon
Jack had been the middleman, so to speak, for Stubbly had asked him to find a wife. "I've got four milch cows, three hundred and twenty acres, six sows in litter and a field of potatoes," said Stubbly. "If I had a wife, the shooting box would be all ...
John Murray Gibbon, 1920
8
Celluloid Vampires: Life After Death in the Modern World
... the typical vampire of folklore would have most likely been plump, “with long fingernails and a stubbly beard, his mouth and left eye open, his face ruddy and swollen.” He was not an elegant gentleman like his literary cousin, but a ...
Stacey Abbott, 2009
9
The ant tribe Dacetini
With head in full-face view lateral margins of occipital lobes with abundant short stubbly projecting erect hairs. Occipital lobes without minute peaks or tubercles. Dorsum of head without a transverse row of elongate standing hairs just behind ...
Barry Bolton, 2000
10
Collected Poetics: Poesy from 1987 To 1992
with that: the stubbly guy dropped down supine & placed the quiche on his behind & that reminds me: if i had to choose between being an oyster or a pussycat, i think i'd be an oyster 'cuz cats don't like the water back to our story: hmn, well, ...
‎2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STUBBLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stubbly is used in the context of the following news items.
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QUIZ: Can you guess the fit male celeb from his stubble?
It's time to combine two of our favourite things - that being fit fellas with beards and a quiz - and put your stubbly knowledge to the test. Because here's the thing. «Sugarscape, May 15»
2
Mum battles school over son's beard
A stubbly face is not grounds to ban a student from school, the Ministry of Education says. A Christchurch mother is fighting an "archaic, discriminatory and ... «Stuff.co.nz, May 15»
3
Does Shaving Make Your Hair Darker and Thicker?
“So when we shave, all you're doing is causing a cut, that makes the hair more coarse and more stubbly. So it might appear to be darker, and might appear to be ... «Yahoo News, Jan 15»
4
In Case You Were Worried About Stubbly White Dudes: Tom Hardy …
Hollywood, Hollywood, Hollywood. Do you guys know anything about ancient Egypt, or did you just watch an Exodus screener and call it a day? In addition to ... «The Mary Sue, Oct 14»
5
Brett Favre gets his groom back in stubbly video ad
On and off the field over the last two decades, whether with a football or with a cell phone, throwing into double coverage or vacillating between retirements, Brett ... «FOXSports.com, Sep 14»
6
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice releases stubbly close-up of …
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder has posted a new picture of lead actor Ben Affleck on Twitter, showing a battle weary Caped ... «The Independent, Jul 14»
7
Naked bottoms and stubbly men aside, how DO we get young …
The Danish parliament tried to be different. They hoped that their hairy, aggressive, oral sex-loving and dolphin-riding 'superhero' Voteman, would get the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 14»
8
New Veet advert suggests to ladies that having stubbly legs will …
However, Veet seems to have done just that with a new advert, which suggests to girls that even having a slightly-stubbly leg will make your man think you are ... «TNT Magazine, Apr 14»
9
Ladies - wax your legs or get mistaken for a MAN: Veet's new advert …
This advert suggests women who allow prickly stubble to re-grow on their legs ... new campaign: Don't Risk Dudeness – Don't Wake Up To A Stubbly Surprise. «Metro, Apr 14»
10
Jared Leto dresses in drag as he dons pink wig, fake eyelashes, red …
The usually stubbly actor sported a complete style transformation on the cover of the July issue of Candy magazine, wearing a cotton candy pink wig and glossy ... «New York Daily News, Jun 13»

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