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eared

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adjective
Quick answer

As an adjective, eared means having ears (of a specified type).

Meanings of eared

3 meanings

adjective

  1. mostly in combinationHaving ears (of a specified type).

    “He was a large-eared man.”

  2. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down

    “a somewhat dog-eared duke … a bit run down”

    “an old book with dog-eared pages”

    Similar: dog-eared

  3. Having ears (or appendages resembling ears) or having ears of a specified kind; often used in combination

verb

Simple past tense and past participle of ear

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having cor…
dog-eared
Oppositesearless

Words that rhyme with eared

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