beardy
UK/ˈbɪədi/
beardy adjective: bearded.
Adjective
beardy (comparative beardier or more beardy, superlative beardiest or most beardy)
- Bearded.
- The plump John Bull, the sallow Frenchman, the beardy Italian, and still more-beardy Jew, the high-boned Scotchman the merry-faced Irishman, the turbaned Turk — a specimen of the human animal from almost every clime under heaven — are passing and repassing before you in the course of every ten...1852, William Kidd, Kidd's Own Journal: For Inter-Communications on Natural History, Popular Science, and Things in General, volume 2, page 31
- His beard covered his face and rested upon his still more beardy bosom, but its darkness gave an excellent color to his deep-red face.1855, By John Ballou, The Lady of the West: Or, The Gold Seekers, page 391
- Manly, masculine.
- The Doge is one of the popular barytone's most weighty performances, and we do not remember to have heard his voice more powerful, his acting more beardy and emphatic.1851, The Musical World, volume 29, page 228
Noun
beardy (plural beardies)
- A bearded person; used to identify members of a group or class who can be identified by the wearing of beards.
- His followers were known in Australia as ‘beardies.’1900, Alexander Gordon, “Wroe, John”, in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Vol 63
- Seven such social groups were present at the two festivals: Beardies; Jammers; Irish Fiddlers; Poets; Dancers; Campers an Vanners.[…]The Beardies are men, mainly heavily bearded; described by David as ‘the traditionalists and fundamentalists of the folk scene’ who are often heads of folk club[s]...2011, Chris Gibson, John Connell, Festival Places: Revitalising Rural Australia, page 255
- A bearded reedling.
- The fascinating "beardie" is not a tit at all, but belongs to an Asian family, the parrotbills.1988, Michael Cady, Rob Hume, editors, The Complete Book of British Birds, page 242
- A bearded dragon.
- But she always kept her distance whenever one of my beardies was out of its cage, as if Moose merely acted like a good-natured lap lizard to throw her off[…].2005, Reptiles, volume 13
- It is impossible to determine the sex of beardies as babies or juveniles, so if you are thinking of breeding them, you may have to buy four or five and raise them in individual enclosures.2007, Steve Grenard, Bearded Dragon, page 52
- A bearded collie.
- Beardies grow fast. They grow like a weed and can be as unsightly as one.1996, Andrew De Prisco, James Burris Johnson, Choosing a Dog for Life, page 73
- Beardies take two to three years to mature, so be prepared for typical puppy activity during this time.2005, Don Burke, The Complete Burke's Backyard: The Ultimate Book of Fact Sheets, page 754
- Any of several kinds of fish; a loach.
- Loaches (or beardies) often also thinned our preserves, and in this they were occasionally helped by small eels. Whenever beardies got within an enclosure containing only creepers and caddis worms, in a very short space of time the beardies alone were left, so rapacious are these small fishes.1864, John Younger, River Angling for Salmon and Trout : With a Memoir and List of the Tweed Salmon Casts, page 180
Proper noun capitalized: Beardy
Beardy (plural Beardys or Beardies)
- A surname
Forms of beardy
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | beardier |
| comparative | more beardy |
| superlative | beardiest |
| superlative | most beardy |
| Noun | |
| plural | beardies |
| alternative form | beardie |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Beardys |
| plural | Beardies |
Origin of beardy
From beard + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian boartich (“bearded”), Dutch baardig (“bearded”), German bärtig (“bearded”).
From beard + -y.
Words formed from beardy
Questions about beardy
- What does beardy mean?
- Beardy means bearded.
- What part of speech is beardy?
- Beardy can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce beardy?
- Beardy is pronounced /ˈbɪədi/ (UK).
Words near beardy in the dictionary
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