haired

American  

[haird] / hɛərd /

adjective

1. having hair of a specified kind (usually used in combination).

   dark-haired; long-haired.

2. New England (chiefly Maine). angry, annoyed, or upset (often followed byup ).

   Don't get haired up over his insults.

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-haired British  

adjective

1. having hair as specified

   long-haired

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Etymology

Origin of haired

1350–1400; Middle English hered; hair, -ed ³

Example Sentences

"Joy, abundance of spirit, infectious laughter. A titan of a ginger haired man."

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

There is Kyle Troup, the ginger haired “Pro with the Fro” — “I guess I’m the Bob Ross of bowling,” he says, though you may also think of Richard Simmons — clownish, with colorful dress.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

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

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

The wall breaks down and suddenly there is a red- haired girl with her arms outstretched to me—her face is a blank mask.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes