bearded

adjective

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

Examples of bearded in a Sentence

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He got pulled over for speeding in northwestern Ohio, but the deputy let the white-bearded driver off with a warning and sent him on his merry way. Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025 Kim and her children have posted photos of their pet lizards over the years, including a bearded dragon named Speed. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025 The other, a raggedy, bearded civilian from his country’s military reserve, is less enthused, and often strips off his service greens and his Ottoman-style fez to smoke cigarettes and lounge in the sun. Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 29 Dec. 2025 Malgorzata is meeting him for the first time, and her X-chromosome vibrations easily win the day with the old bearded geezer. David Zane Mairowitz, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 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 10 Jan. 2026.

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