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

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This might be the best Colin Farrell has ever looked in a film — floppy-haired, fresh-faced, and happy. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025 Born in 1928, the curly-haired cutie was launched into stardom with the release of the Fox studios feature film Stand Up and Cheer! Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2025 Hank is a pale, white-haired man well into middle age. Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025 The long brown-haired pup loves playing with Kylie's other dogs. Sydni Ellis, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 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 3 Nov. 2025.

Medical Definition

haired

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