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bearded

adjective

beard·​ed ˈbir-dəd How to pronounce bearded (audio)
: having a beard
a bearded man
beardedness noun

Examples of bearded in a Sentence

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Train Dreams, based on a novella by Denis Johnson, tells the story of laborer Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton), a quiet, bearded fellow who moves between jobs that keep him away from his new family. Rory Doherty, Time, 21 Nov. 2025 The next day, at the team’s facility in Frisco, Aubrey sat next to Sieg — the bearded, chess-playing long snapper — on a sofa next to a cafeteria near the Cowboys locker room. Dan Robson, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025 Even the bearded Texas blues buzzards in ZZ Top, the most proudly unfashionable band around, became unlikely teen idols, just by embracing the absurdity of it all, with their white-fur guitars, and gender parody. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2025 Also in the home are their children River and Finn; as well as Golden Retriever mix Judy, and bearded dragon Beardie. Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bearded

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bearded was before the 12th century

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“Bearded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bearded. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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