stubbly

/ˈstʌbli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈstʌbli/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈstəb(ə)lē How to pronounce stubbly (audio) -li/ (ame, mw)

stubbly — adjective

  • stubblypositive
  • stubbliercomparative
  • stubbliestsuperlative

1. describes a face or skin where short rough beard hairs are showing after the per

1.形容詞B2
釋義

describes a face or skin where short rough beard hairs are showing after the person has missed shaving for some time

例句

Jiwoo looked stubbly by noon after the overnight train from Busan.

predicative use after look

Karim's stubbly chin scratched his daughter during the goodbye hug.

attributive use with a body-part noun

同義詞
  • unshaven

    broader and more neutral; focuses on not shaving rather than the rough texture

  • stubbled

    close in meaning, but less common in everyday use

  • bearded

    describes fuller facial hair, often grown on purpose

反義詞

文法句型

look stubbly

feel stubbly

stubbly + chin/jaw/cheeks

用法筆記

Usually describes short beard growth on a man's face, chin, or cheeks rather than long, shaped facial hair. Common both after verbs such as 'look' or 'feel' and before nouns like 'chin' or 'jaw'.

常見錯誤

❌His face was stubbly with a long beard.
✅His face was stubbly with short new beard hairs.
💡stubbly suggests short regrowth, not a full beard.
❌The baby's cheek felt stubbly after lunch.
✅The man's cheek felt stubbly after lunch.
💡this word usually refers to beard hairs on an adult face.

2. describes land with many short cut stalks still sticking up after grain or anoth

2.形容詞C1
釋義

describes land with many short cut stalks still sticking up after grain or another crop has been harvested

例句

By October, the stubbly field behind Nora's house looked pale and dry.

attributive use with field

A rabbit disappeared into the stubbly wheat rows at dusk.

同義詞
  • stubbled

    very close in meaning, though less common than stubbly

  • bristly

    focuses on a rough, spiky surface and is less tied to harvested land

  • rough

    much broader and does not specifically suggest cut stalks

反義詞
  • smooth

    describes land without short stalks sticking up

  • cleared

    suggests the field has been tidied or prepared after cutting

文法句型

stubbly + field/ground/hillside

stubbly after harvest

用法筆記

Usually modifies nouns such as 'field', 'ground', or 'hillside' when a crop has already been cut. Distinguish from sense 1, which describes short beard hairs on a face.

常見錯誤

❌The stubbly wheat was still ready to cut.
✅The wheat field was stubbly after harvest.
💡this sense describes the short stems left behind, not uncut wheat.
❌The farmer planted seeds in the stubbly rice.
✅The farmer planted seeds in the stubbly field.
💡use stubbly for the ground left with short stalks, not for the crop itself.