bareheaded

[ bair-hed-id ]

adjective, adverb
  1. with the head uncovered.

Origin of bareheaded

1
1520–30; bare1 + headed; compare Middle English bareheved, barehed
  • Also bare·head [bair-hed] /ˈbɛərˌhɛd/ .

Other words from bareheaded

  • bare·head·ed·ness, noun

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How to use bareheaded in a sentence

  • The process of transference brought to his consciousness the fact of his bareheadedness.

    Septimus | William J. Locke

British Dictionary definitions for bareheaded

bareheaded

/ (ˌbɛəˈhɛdɪd) /


adjective, adverb
  1. with head uncovered

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