stub·ble

(stŭb′əl)

1. The short, stiff stalks of grain or hay remaining on a field after harvesting.

2. Something resembling this material, especially the short growth of hair that eventually protrudes from the skin after shaving.

[Middle English stuble, from Old French estuble, from Latin stupula, stupla, variant of stipula, straw.]

stub′bled adj.

stub′bly adj.

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stubbled

(ˈstʌbəld)

adj

1. (Agriculture) having the stubs of stalks left after a crop has been cut and harvested

2. having a bristly growth or surface

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

stubbled - having a short growth of beard; "his stubbled chin"

bestubbled, stubbly

unshaved, unshaven - not shaved

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