: having hair especially of a specified kind
usually used in combination
dark-haired

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Several workers have also described seeing a few 20-something, red haired men with a mischievous vibe. Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025 The now gray-haired rapper walked into court wearing a white shirt with a cream sweater over it. Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright , Maria Paronich , Kirill Clark, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025 The brown eyed, curly-haired child is playing with Play-Doh in the family photograph. Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025 In writer-director Christian Ditter’s glossy take on the fantastical story about the preciousness of time, an enigmatic red-haired girl named Momo (Alexa Goodall) lives inside the amphitheater of an unnamed European city (perhaps closest in look to Rome). Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for haired

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of haired was in the 14th century

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“Haired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haired. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

Medical Definition

haired

adjective
: having hair especially of a specified kind
usually used in combination
red-haired
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