bearded

adjective

beard·​ed ˈbir-dəd How to pronounce bearded (audio)
: having a beard
a bearded man
beardedness noun

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Drones, a swift water team, cadaver dogs and GoPros punctured the peace in the tranquil and majestic mountains and triggered a closure of the Enchantments, an area popular for backcountry hiking and camping, as law enforcement scoured the forest for any signs of the bearded Army veteran. Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025 The confusion peaked in 2019 when users on X began realizing the bearded figure wasn't Galifianakis, whose breakout role in The Hangover came decades later, but Redford at age 35. Hannah Parry amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025 Among those not joining the bearded bandwagon? Colin Meyn, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025 Since coming to Philadelphia in 2022, the bearded DH is second in the majors in home runs and third in RBIs. Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bearded

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bearded was before the 12th century

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“Bearded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bearded. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.

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