bespectacled

adjective

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

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In this week’s promo for Saturday Night Live, a bespectacled, dressed down Gaga — who will be both host and musical guest Saturday — sits at a piano in the SNL offices, performing musical improvisations that comment on various cast members passing through. Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025 Ken was a slender, dark-haired, bespectacled man with a receding hairline and dimples. Sheila Heti, Harper's Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024 Moore plays a young real-estate agent, Diana, who’s happily married to Woody Harrelson’s bespectacled architect, until the couple fall on hard times. Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025 Image The collective performed widely over the next few years, mainly on college campuses, and Mr. Stern — a hirsute, bespectacled, owlish presence and the most voluble of the group — became regarded as an Aquarian Age savant. J. Hoberman, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bespectacled

Word History

First Known Use

1742, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 20 Mar. 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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