bearded

[ beer-did ]
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adjective
  1. having a beard.

  2. having a hairlike growth or tuft, as certain wheats.

  1. having a barb, as a fishhook.

Origin of bearded

1
First recorded in 1350–1400, bearded is from the Middle English word beerdid.See beard, -ed3

Other words from bearded

  • beard·ed·ness, noun
  • non·beard·ed, adjective
  • un·beard·ed, adjective

Words Nearby bearded

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How to use bearded in a sentence

  • One child between three and four was convulsed at the sight of his baby bib fastened round the neck of his bearded sire.

    Children's Ways | James Sully
  • "It will be a brilliant snap, if you can actually accomplish it," was the red-bearded man's enthusiastic reply.

    The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le Queux
  • He surveyed the crowd in the court-room with calm indifference, and seldom glanced at the gray-bearded, benign-looking judge.

    Mystery Ranch | Arthur Chapman
  • The group referred to consists of three bearded figures of advanced age, and of grave and strongly-marked features.

    The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry Withrow
  • They looked, with their clean-shaven faces, absurdly young after the bearded Belgian soldiers.

    The Amazing Interlude | Mary Roberts Rinehart