bespectacled

adjective

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

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Before Hugh Grant was a bespectacled serial killer in Heretic, the actor featured in a string of cozy-as-pie rom-coms, including the 2003 holiday classic Love Actually, directed by Richard Curtis. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025 Gomez is a bespectacled human textbook who literally wears a feather in his cap. Mark Johanson, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2024 One day in August, padding around in pink shorts and white socks, Mezrich, a bespectacled 55-year-old with spiked hair, leads me upstairs to behold it. Simon Van Zuylen-Wood, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024 South Parade had sold well, the suited, bespectacled gallerist told me. George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 12 Oct. 2024 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 18 Jan. 2025.

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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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