bespectacled

adjective

be·​spec·​ta·​cled bi-ˈspek-(ˌ)ti-kəld 

bē-

: wearing spectacles

Examples of bespectacled in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Two hundred fifty years and two days into the American experiment, a 55-year-old bespectacled bald man from Liverpool enters a sterile hotel conference room in Atlanta, shaking his head. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

The church’s parklike campus took up an entire block on Fifth Avenue, and its high pulpit was occupied by Harry Emerson Fosdick, a bespectacled liberal Baptist minister. — Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026

The corner eatery has become a secondary campaign headquarters for the bespectacled technocrat who grew up a few blocks uptown. — Julia Terruso, Time, 4 June 2026

Yes, there are scores of vintage shops, vinyl bins, fussy matcha cafés and basement jazz clubs full of bespectacled hipsters in Okayama denim. — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1742, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bespectacled

• spectacled

Kids Definition

bespectacled

adjective

be·​spec·​ta·​cled bi-ˈspek-ti-kəld 

: wearing glasses