haired

adjective

ˈherd How to pronounce haired (audio)
: having hair especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination
dark-haired

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Morris was a wild-haired and bearded optimist with gentle eyes. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026 The super-wealthy got tax cuts, Pan told a silver-haired audience at a 55-and-older community in Roseville, while the bill will make healthcare less accessible for millions and undermine both Medicare and Social Security. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 The snake-haired figure gets a pretty bad rap, according to Wilson, who thinks people tend to overlook the more complicated parts of her mythology. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2026 Among the hundreds of thousands of people who took to the streets in France on Tuesday were Paolina and Violette, eighteen and seventeen years old, arguing politely with a white-haired man sucking apple juice from a juice box. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for haired

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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

adjective
ˈha(ə)rd, ˈhe(ə)rd How to pronounce haired (audio)
: having hair especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination
red-haired
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