hooded

adjective

hood·​ed ˈhu̇-dəd 

1

: having a hood

2

: shaped like a hood

hooded spathes

3

a

: having the head conspicuously different in color from the rest of the body

hooded bird

b

: having a crest on the head that suggests a hood

hooded seals

c

: having the skin at each side of the neck capable of expansion by movements of the ribs

a hooded cobra

4

: half-closed

hooded eyes

hoodedness noun

Examples of hooded in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

He was dressed in a black Reebok hooded jacket, black ski mask and jeans and armed with a sledgehammer. —Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2024

The state party has since disavowed McClanahan after a photo resurfaced online of him saluting in front of a burning cross next to a person who was wearing what appeared to be a hooded Ku Klux Klan robe. —Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1