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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.


-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

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“You are too big, too jeweled, too haired … I think you look French.”

From New York Times

Leblanc held up a photo of a smiling, curly haired young man.

From Los Angeles Times

“I was all shaggy haired, in a cardigan and old jeans,” she said.

From New York Times

Edwards, silver haired, silver tongued and always nattily attired had been elected governor four times despite a penchant for scandal that eventually led to his imprisonment on federal corruption charges.

From Seattle Times

Abrams long ago set “Felicity,” another romance about a curly haired young woman getting her act together.

From Los Angeles Times