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long-headed
or long·head·ed
[ lawng-hed-id, long- ]
long-headed
adjective
- astute; shrewd; sagacious
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Derived Forms
- ˌlong-ˈheadedness, noun
- ˌlong-ˈheadedly, adverb
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Other Words From
- long-headed·ly adverb
- long-headed·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of long-headed1
First recorded in 1690–1700
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Example Sentences
The Nordic race is, like the Iberian, long-headed, but in contrast it is blond and very tall.
From Project Gutenberg
At its southwestern end we find the most long-headed, prognathous, frizzly-haired, dark-skinned race of mankind.
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He was long-headed, with a high and intellectual forehead, straight nose, and massive lower jaw.
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The city is well outfitted with progressive men—thinking, sagacious, long-headed men.
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By its means Denmark before long headed the nations of Europe in the matter of science—a thing it has not done before or since.
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