longish

[ lawng-ish, long- ]

adjective

1. somewhat long.

longish

/ ˈlɒŋɪʃ /

adjective

1. rather long

Word History and Origins

Origin of longish¹

First recorded in 1605–15; long ¹ + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

Herbert, a “fussy queen” who swore like a sailor, was tall and thin with longish hair and a handlebar mustache.

From Washington Blade

The stock market is about one piece of the economy — corporate profits — and it’s not even about the current or near-future level of corporate profits, it’s about corporate profits over a somewhat longish horizon.

From Vox

She looks immaculate: black blazer, dark, longish hair, perfect skin, perfect teeth.

From The Daily Beast

His YouTube presence mixes longish speeches with short, bright snippets.

From The Daily Beast

They resemble the Akka in general appearance, and have longish heads, long narrow faces, and small reddish eyes.

From Project Gutenberg

The young man looked the doctor squarely in the eyes during the longish pause that followed.

From Project Gutenberg

It is longish, runs from north to south, and consists of a single rock falling on all sides steeply to the water.

From Project Gutenberg

A longish, almost straight row of young Prussian recruits stretched among the slain, what are these?

From Project Gutenberg

Then maybe I pull a soft black hat down over my hair and draw on gloves and go out into the gray-paved streets for a longish walk.

From Project Gutenberg

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