headed

[ hed-id ]

adjective

1. having a heading heading or course.
2. shaped or grown into a head. heads.
3. having the mentality, personality, emotional control, or quality specified, or possessing a specified number of heads heads (usually used in combination):

   a slow-headed student; a two-headed monster.

headed

/ ˈhɛdɪd /

adjective

1. 1. having a head or heads
   2. ( in combination )

      two-headed

      bullet-headed

2. having a heading

   headed notepaper

3. in combination having a mind or intellect as specified

   thickheaded

Other Words From

• un·headed adjective
• well-headed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of headed¹

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; head, -ed ³

Example Sentences

Shortly after, it also traded in another Musk-related meme coin - after Paul had tweeted that it was headed “to the moon”.

From BBC

When penning his manifesto for this year's elections, Mahama told voters Ghana "is headed in the wrong direction and needs to be rescued".

From BBC

Currently, no major storms appear to be headed toward the Philippines.

From NewsForKids.net

In response to the criticism, Bawumia has said the economic management team he headed had no "decision-making powers" and that it merely provided advice to the government.

From BBC

Kobayashi boarded a flight in Maui on Nov. 8 headed to New York City with a stop at LAX but never made it to New York, her family told USA Today.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• en route