bearded

adjective

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

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The defense also had a witness who described the shooter with the shotgun as bearded, stocky, and dark-skinned. Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026 The image posted by the president Sunday night showed Trump wearing a biblical-style robe and laying hands on a bedridden man as light emanates from his fingers — while a soldier, a nurse, a praying woman and a bearded man in a baseball cap all look on admiringly. Will Weissert, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026 The fossils belong to Captorhinus, a small early reptile roughly the size of a bearded dragon that lived approximately 289–286 million years ago. Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026 The strongest lingering image of Vernon in the broader culture is still the bearded woodsman who retreated to the wilderness with a broken heart and returned with a gnomic, insular album that would against all odds come to define its era, or at least one tendency within it. Mitch Therieau, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026 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 Apr. 2026.

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