bespectacled

[bih-spek-tuh-kuhld]

adjective

1. wearing eyeglasses.

bespectacled

/ bɪˈspɛktəkəld /

adjective

1. wearing spectacles

Word History and Origins

Origin of bespectacled¹

First recorded in 1735–45; be- + spectacled

Example Sentences

Wearing a blouse decorated with orange poppies, the bespectacled Barrios looked every bit the polite pol that O.C. leaders had taken her to be.

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Me, a mild-mannered, bespectacled newspaperman, suddenly able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.

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She wore a T-shirt with her son's photo on the front, smiling and bespectacled.

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The show’s bespectacled title character is a gentle 8-year-old aardvark who spreads the joy of getting along with others.

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The lady of the house gifted him a September 1968 edition of Life magazine from her collection, and there, on the front cover, was a bespectacled Arthur Ashe at the net.

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