Hyphenated \Hy"phen*a`ted\, a. United by hyphens; hyphened; as, a hyphenated or hyphened word.
hyphenated adj : (of words) combined by means of a hyphen to form a unit; "hyphenated words"; "many femninists have chosen hyphenated names their children--today's so-called hyphenated babies"; "multiculturalism nurtures respect for hyphenated identities"