hooded

American  

[hood-id] / ˈhʊd ɪd /

adjective

1. having, or covered with, a hood.

   a hooded jacket.

2. having the shape of a hood; hood-shaped.

3. Zoology. having on the head a hoodlike formation, crest, arrangement of colors, or the like.

4. Botany. cucullate.

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hooded British  

/ ˈhʊdɪd /

adjective

1. covered with, having, or shaped like a hood

2. (of eyes) having heavy eyelids that appear to be half closed

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Other Word Forms

• hoodedness noun

Etymology

Origin of hooded

First recorded in 1400–50, hooded is from the late Middle English word hodid. See hood ¹, -ed ³

Example Sentences

Wearing an ill-fitting hooded sweatshirt, with gray stubbles and baggy eyes, he didn’t look like a typical upscale tourist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

His shift didn't finish until three in the morning and he's ensconced in a hooded down jacket to keep out the winter weather.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

In May, the father of a man who ran a Malta-based cryptocurrency company was kidnapped by four hooded men in Paris.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

My eyes would be equally hooded, or not hooded at all, and my skin smoother.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2026

As the carriage trundled toward a pair of magnificent wrought iron gates, flanked with stone columns topped with winged boars, Harry saw two more towering, hooded dementors, standing guard on either side.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling