Meanings
adjectiveclose-cropped (comparative more close-cropped, superlative most close-cropped)
comparative more close-cropped · superlative most close-cropped
- Having the hair cut very short.
Minutes later, several more close-cropped fellows passed by in an evident hurry.
1 more example
Bradly could see the livid mark of scars on the close-cropped sandy skull. They were recent, and still showed contused edges[.]
1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 21
Translations
Irish lom
- lomcut very short
Māori hākerekere
- hākerekerecut very short
Norwegian Bokmål snauklipt
- snaukliptcut very short
Spanish quasi pelado
- quasi peladocut very short
Swedish snaggad, kortklippt
- snaggadcut very short
- kortklipptcut very short
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APA
close-cropped. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/close-cropped
MLA
“close-cropped.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/close-cropped. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “close-cropped,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/close-cropped.
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