Definitions For Beardy

Etymology 1

From {{suf, en, beard, y, id2=adjectival}}. Compare {{cog, stq, boartich, t=bearded}}, {{cog, nl, baardig, t=bearded}}, {{cog, de, bärtig, t=bearded}}.

Adjective

{{en-adj, er, more}} bearded, bearded. manly, manly, masculine.

Etymology 2

From {{af, en, beard, -y, id2=diminutive}}.

Alternative forms

{{alter, en, beardie}}

Noun

{{en-noun, beardies}} (informal) A bearded person or animal: A bearded person; used to identify members of a group or class who can be identified by the wearing of beards. 1900, w:alexander gordon (unitarian), alexander gordon, s:wroe, john (dnb00), wroe, john, article in s:dictionary of national biography, 1885-1900/vol 63 wordsworth - zuylestein, dictionary of national biography, 1885-1900, vol 63, : His followers were known in Australia as ‘beardies.’ 2011, Chris Gibson, John Connell, Festival Places: Revitalising Rural Australia, , : 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], the older generation and the highly respected (Figure 15.1). A bearded dragon. 2005, Reptiles, Volume 13, : 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{{...}}. 2007, Steve Grenard, Bearded Dragon, , : 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. 2008, Suzanne Buckingham, Meet the Bearded Dragon, , : The bearded dragon will reach its adult length by one year. Baby beardies quickly grow into long, strong lizards! A bearded collie. 1996, Andrew De Prisco, James Burris Johnson, Choosing a Dog for Life, , : Beardies grow fast. They grow like a weed and can be as unsightly as one. 2005, w:don burke, don burke, The Complete Burke's Backyard: The Ultimate Book of Fact Sheets, , : Beardies take two to three years to mature, so be prepared for typical puppy activity during this time. Any of several kinds of fish; a loach. 1864, John Younger, River Angling for Salmon and Trout : With a Memoir and List of the Tweed Salmon Casts, , : 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.

Anagrams

brayed, bready, red bay, redbay