haired

[ haird ]

adjective

1. having hair of a specified kind (usually used in combination):

   dark-haired; long-haired.

2. New England (chiefly Maine). angry, annoyed, or upset (often followed by up ):

   Don't get haired up over his insults.

-haired

adjective

1. having hair as specified

   long-haired

Word History and Origins

Origin of haired¹

1350–1400; Middle English hered; hair, -ed ³

Example Sentences

Serra, 30 and shaggy haired, had shown his first splash piece a year earlier, in a group show at the Castelli Warehouse, a storage space on West 108th Street.

From New York Times

Nic Lewis: There was a very odd fellow, as Naomi described him, an odd character that kept wandering in and outta the room, he was this brown haired, very thin guy.

From Scientific American

Kelly’s beloved dog, an elderly, Pomeranian-long haired Chihuahua mix named Annie Oakley, bounded down the carpeted staircase and wriggled across the linoleum kitchen floor, wagging her tail for attention.

From Seattle Times

In the hallway, a curly haired girl whispered in her ear, and they both giggled.

From Washington Post

“You are too big, too jeweled, too haired … I think you look French.”

From New York Times