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, bookish Bonhoeffer was a man of refinement whose natural reserve could be interpreted as arrogance, says Marsh, the biographer. John Blake, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025 The bespectacled, Gap khakis-wearing data oracle has been tapped to serrve as chief data analyst for NBC News and NBC Sports, according to the Los Angeles Times. Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025 Marks was impossible to miss—a bespectacled man speaking from a bunkerlike basement, a painting of a polar bear serving tea behind him. Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2025 Nervous, bespectacled Cholmondeley, meanwhile, probably couldn’t swagger with a gun to his head. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bespectacled

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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 22 Apr. 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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