: having hair especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination
dark-haired
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The poster child for this world is a waifish, wavy-haired 20-year-old who goes by the name Clavicular.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
The 2004 comedy shows the painfully awkward life of curly-haired Napoleon Dynamite trying to help his new friend, Pedro, win class president at their high school in Idaho.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
The senior sub on the desk was a smoothly silver-haired gent of the old school.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Truell’s a 25-year-old red-haired coder, known for his technical chops and intellectual bent.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
The 2004 comedy shows the painfully awkward life of curly-haired Napoleon Dynamite trying to help his new friend, Pedro, win class president at their high school in Idaho.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
The senior sub on the desk was a smoothly silver-haired gent of the old school.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Truell’s a 25-year-old red-haired coder, known for his technical chops and intellectual bent.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Haired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haired. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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haired
adjective
: having hair especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination
red-haired
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