What Does Being Stubbly Mean?
Covered with or Consisting of the Short Hairs That Grow on a Man's Face If He Has Not Shaved (= Cut the Hair) for a Few Days: He Rubbed His Stubbly Chin. Why...
covered with or consisting of the short hairs that grow on a man's face if he has not shaved (= cut the hair) for a few days: He rubbed his stubbly chin.
Why is stubble called stubble?
Stubble has been the word used since the 13th century to denote the short cut stumps of grain-stalks left in the ground after harvesting. Since the 17th century 'stubble-beard' has been used also to refer to the short growth of men's beards.
What do bristly mean?
1a : thickly set with bristles a bristly shrub. b : consisting of or resembling bristles a bristly mustache. 2 : inclined to or showing aggressiveness or anger a bristly temperament.