haired
Americanadjective
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having hair of a specified kind (usually used in combination).
dark-haired; long-haired.
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New England (chiefly Maine). angry, annoyed, or upset (often followed byup ).
Don't get haired up over his insults.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of haired
Example Sentences
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You may snigger that the fluffy haired and sequin-loving singer-songwriter is a cheesy anti-poet, fixating on such mortal lines as “No one heard at all, not even the chair.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
Sheriff’s detectives and FBI agents served a search warrant at the Buzzard home where a makeshift memorial on the sidewalk includes a picture of the curly haired girl.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025
Ms Potter opened the page to find Iona - a text-to-speech programme marketed as a red haired woman standing in a Scottish glen.
From BBC • May 27, 2025
Kelly’s beloved dog, an elderly, Pomeranian-long haired Chihuahua mix named Annie Oakley, bounded down the carpeted staircase and wriggled across the linoleum kitchen floor, wagging her tail for attention.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 11, 2023
One of the girls in yellow was playing the piano and beside her stood a tall, red haired young lady from a famous chorus, engaged in song.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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