beardless
Americanadjective
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without a beard
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too young to grow a beard; immature
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of beardless
Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at beard, -less
Example Sentences
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One other note about the “Duck Dynasty” Season 4 premiere: It provides fans with their first sighting of the fabled Beardless Robertson Male.
From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2013
By Posted Friday, March 8, 2013, at 12:53 PM Beardless and shaven-headed, Charles Manson, goes to hear sentence of death passed by the court March 29, 1971, in Los Angeles.
From Slate • Mar. 8, 2013
Beardless youngsters, grizzled laborers, husky War veterans, all toting guns, plus police in uniform, made up Mayor Knaggs' motley army.
From Time Magazine Archive
Beardless but bumptious as his rebel-rousing father, Fidelito Castro visited the U.S. as a tenth-birthday treat.
From Time Magazine Archive
His sons were Asmund the Beardless and Asbjorn, and his daughters were named Aldis, Aesa, and Asvor.
From Grettir the Strong, Icelandic Saga by Unknown
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