bespectacled

adjective

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

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The bespectacled 56-year-old is president of Mozilla, a nonprofit organization best known for its Firefox browser and a pledge to keep the internet open and accessible to all. Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026 That honor belonged to a White, bespectacled Wall Street banker named James Truslow Adams, whose name rarely surfaces when King’s greatest speech is cited. John Blake, CNN Money, 18 Jan. 2026 Twenty-some celebrity contestants correctly tagged Travis Kelce’s popular, unassuming, bespectacled mother as a treacherous Traitor. Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026 In this world, a handsome, bespectacled Jewish teenager named Marty Reisman was a star. Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 25 Dec. 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 29 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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