Skip to content

stoppelig

stubbly, bristly

adjective SHTOP-e-likh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Usage Note

Stoppelig describes a face covered in short stubble — a few days of beard growth — or a harvested field still showing cut stalks. Stoppeliges Gesicht (stubbly face), stoppeliges Kinn. From Stoppeln (stubble on fields or faces). Informal and commonly used.

Examples

"Nach drei Tagen ohne Rasieren wirkte sein Gesicht stoppelig und ungepflegt."

Natural Translation

After three days without shaving his face looked stubbly and unkempt.

Literal Translation

After three days without shaving his face seemed stubbly and uncared-for.

Explore German by topic