redheaded

adjective

red·​head·​ed ˈred-ˌhe-dəd How to pronounce redheaded (audio)
: having red hair or a red head

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Texas redheaded centipede The venomous Texas redheaded centipede can grow up to a half-foot in length — and its bite can be very painful. Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 6 June 2024 Young, old, rich, poor, redheaded actress, and non-redheaded actress. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024 Lifting the dramatic, front-hinged clamshell hood, the largest ever draped over a Ferrari, reveals the redheaded engine below. Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2024 Exactly 12 months later, Roan stood onstage Sunday afternoon at the Outside Lands festival as pop’s biggest new star: a redheaded dynamo in a blue-sequined majorette’s uniform teaching an audience in the tens of thousands how to do a dance that everyone already seemed to know. Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for redheaded 

Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of redheaded was in 1565

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“Redheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redheaded. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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redheaded

adjective
red·​head·​ed -ˈhed-əd How to pronounce redheaded (audio)
: having red hair or a red head
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