bespectacled

adjective

be·​spec·​ta·​cled bi-ˈspek-(ˌ)ti-kəld How to pronounce bespectacled (audio)
bē-
: wearing spectacles

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In this world, a handsome, bespectacled Jewish teenager named Marty Reisman was a star. Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 25 Dec. 2025 Cut to a bespectacled Reed as Mary outside the library. Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Dec. 2025 Wind is a bespectacled and genial former Christie’s adviser who struck out on his own eight years ago, quickly establishing his firm, Wind Vintage, as a trustworthy source for the best collectible timepieces. The Editors, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025 He’s picked up by a family — a bespectacled father (Mark MacRae), pregnant mother (Zoë Barrett-Wood), teenaged daughter (Audrey Wellington) and boyish son (Lochlan Ray Miller). Andrew McGowan, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bespectacled

Word History

First Known Use

1742, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bespectacled was in 1742

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“Bespectacled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bespectacled. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.

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bespectacled

adjective
be·​spec·​ta·​cled bi-ˈspek-ti-kəld How to pronounce bespectacled (audio)
: wearing glasses

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