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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At a traffic light, a bearded man stands on the corner with his pants around his knees, screaming at the sky. Hazlitt, 10 Dec. 2025 Ford, who is thirty-six, barrel-chested, and bearded, with a propensity for four-letter words, said, laughing. Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025 This year, why not swap the usual child-crying-on-a-bearded-man’s-lap at a suburban mall for an editorial-esque portrait at a luxury hotel in New York with a handsome Santa? Air Mail, 6 Dec. 2025 Yasmina willingly changes her career plans, and her eagerness to leave Lebanon, a country in constant crisis, for the chance of spending more time with her childhood boyfriend turned bearded agent of chaos. Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 4 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 20 Dec. 2025.

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