bespectacled

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  1. adjective Wearing eyeglasses.

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  • To the side was a pit, and in the pit was what looked like a bespectacled man. —  The Dastard
  • Pride of place on the mantelpiece is a framed photo of a bespectacled, pudgy man, the spit image, though in drag, of the Frau playing mother, pouring the tea. —  F ;SF - vol 100 issue 04 - April 2001
  • Something was wrong, but it wasn't unrequited love for a rotund, bespectacled, former insurance executive. —  Ledbetter, Suzann - North of Clever
  • He was tall and thin and bespectacled, wearing a light-colored topcoat hanging open over a dark suit. —  Gardner Dozois - The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection (2006)
  • He was a thirtyish, bespectacled, matter-of-fact high school science teacher with no neck, the sort of man who believed that if you kept your eyes on your responsibilities and didn't brood too much, God would bless you with some form of contentment. —  Secret Ceremonies
 

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/bəˈspɛktəkld/
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