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 but bumptious as his rebel-rousing father, Fidelito Castro visited the U.S. as a tenth-birthday treat.
From Time Magazine Archive
Beardless youngsters, grizzled laborers, husky War veterans, all toting guns, plus police in uniform, made up Mayor Knaggs' motley army.
From Time Magazine Archive
A murmur arose, and I distinctly heard said, half-aloud, the words, "Beardless boy."
From The Daughter of the Commandant by Milne-Home, Mary Pamela
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