long-faced

[ lawng-feyst, long- ]

adjective

1. having an unhappy or gloomy expression; glum.
2. having a face longer than the usual.

Word History and Origins

Origin of long-faced¹

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

This day the Long faced People arived here from wrentham and other places.

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You're in a plot leagued against me, and that long-faced fool over there's at the bottom of it.

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A long-faced virgin trapped in a bawdy house and calling in valiant tones for a glass of lemonade.

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One long-faced elder dusted off a seat in the gallery and told them to sit there.

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Silas was a long-faced, miserable sort o' chap, always looking on the black side o' things, and shaking his 'ead over it.

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