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  • adjective Having sideburns.

Etymologies

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sideburn +‎ -ed

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Examples

  • It is sung, played, and written for the most part by cretinous goons, and by means of its almost imbecilic reiteration, and sly, lewd—in plain fact, dirty—lyrics . . . it manages to be the martial music of every sideburned delinquent on the face of the earth.

    A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

  • Vaughters, a sideburned oenophile with Wes Anderson's wardrobe and Robert Parker's nose, has emerged as a leader in the sport, and his quirky team is now easily among the elite squads in the world.

    A Tour That Was Hard to Ignore Jason Gay 2011

  • The sideburned man produced a folded slip of paper and gave an impatient huff.

    Diagnosis: American Sally Houtman 2011

  • It occurred to me that this would not have happened had she been from a country where English was not her language, and that these schoolgirls might not be giggling so loudly if the sideburned man had been Russian or Spanish or German.

    Diagnosis: American Sally Houtman 2011

  • A photograph of Beatle John — sideburned, mustachioed, and bespectacled — sitting cross-legged in our living room in the same spot where Zillah now stands.

    John Lennon Slept Here (Or Was It Ringo?) Richard Melo 2011

  • Older than the others, sideburned and pudgy, he was the only necktie wearer in the room apart from Pender.

    THE BOYS FROM SANTA CRUZ Jonathan Nasaw 2010

  • Older than the others, sideburned and pudgy, he was the only necktie wearer in the room apart from Pender.

    THE BOYS FROM SANTA CRUZ Jonathan Nasaw 2010

  • Older than the others, sideburned and pudgy, he was the only necktie wearer in the room apart from Pender.

    THE BOYS FROM SANTA CRUZ Jonathan Nasaw 2010

  • Mr. Schleck, a sideburned 25-year-old, hardly sounds shy when assessing his chances.

    With Armstrong Quiet, Schleck Talks Big 2010

  • Older than the others, sideburned and pudgy, he was the only necktie wearer in the room apart from Pender.

    THE BOYS FROM SANTA CRUZ Jonathan Nasaw 2010

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