hooded

adjective

hood·​ed ˈhu̇-dəd 

1

: having a hood

2

: shaped like a hood

hooded spathes

3

a

: having the head conspicuously different in color from the rest of the body

hooded bird

b

: having a crest on the head that suggests a hood

hooded seals

c

: having the skin at each side of the neck capable of expansion by movements of the ribs

a hooded cobra

4

: half-closed

hooded eyes

hoodedness noun

Examples of hooded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Thompson was walking on a sidewalk in midtown Manhattan around 6:44 a.m. when a gunman wearing a mask and a hooded jacket shot him from behind and then continued to fire, security video shows. —Jonathan Dienst, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024

In the footage, the man is wearing a hooded sweatshirt under a jacket. —Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024

The latest photos of the suspect, released late Saturday, appear to have been taken from a camera in the cab and show him wearing a blue medical mask and a hooded jacket. —Michael Loria, The Courier-Journal, 10 Dec. 2024

Security camera footage released from the scene shows a gunman, wearing a hooded jacket and a backpack, fire at Thompson from behind. —Niall Stanage, The Hill, 6 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1