Pogonophobic

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having an aversion to beards. rare

    "They are part of a noble pogonophobic tradition dating back to early Christian times, when clean-shaven Romans guarded Western civilisation against shaggy savages."

Example

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"They are part of a noble pogonophobic tradition dating back to early Christian times, when clean-shaven Romans guarded Western civilisation against shaggy savages."

Etymology

From pogono- + -phobic.

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