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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In photos shared by police, the bearded man can be seem walking out of a Best Buy store while wearing a bucket hat and Calvin Klein t-shirt. Matt Schooley, CBS News, 24 June 2026 There were three ball pythons named Eve, Diesel and Muggo and a bearded dragon named Bowser sporting a straw-boater hat. Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2026 Jackman — weathered and bearded — looks amazing, like a medieval Santa Claus. ABC News, 17 June 2026 Historians long held that the Aztecs had feared and expected the return of an important deity—Quetzalcóatl, the white, bearded god who would rule over the empire—and that the white, bearded Cortés was aware of this fear and used it to his advantage in his expedition across Mexico. Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 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 4 Jul. 2026.

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