five-o-clock shadow

NOUN

beard

Synonyms

STRONG

Vandyke bristles brush fuzz goatee imperial stubble

WEAK

Santa Claus muttonchops

Example Sentences

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Nixon’s shifty eyes and perpetual five-o-clock shadow made him a natural fit for caricatured villainy.

From Time • Aug. 9, 2014