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Adjective
Morris was a wild-haired and bearded optimist with gentle eyes.—Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2026 Below is Jordan — bearded, stern, and wearing a leather jacket — as Det.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Oct. 2026 At sixty-seven, Bragg is bearded and paunchy, with a thinning crown.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2026 Quigley, bearded and burly but soft-edged with a deliberative way of speaking that can serve a range of emotions, is brilliant, and Patel balances him admirably.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bearded
Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of bearded was
before the 12th century