Definition of "hyphenated" in English

verb

1. simple past and past participle of hyphenate

   • People hyphenated the word "typewriter" more often in the past.

adjective

1. Written with a hyphen.

   • Some dictionaries list hyphenated words as though they contained no punctuation.

2. Of a person, considered to have more than one nationality or ethnicity (such as French-Canadian, Afro-Argentine, etc.).