longish
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of longish
Example Sentences
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Walking on a balcony, I turned a corner, and there he was, tall and slender, with soulful brown eyes and a longish mop of brown hair threatening to hide them.
From Los Angeles Times
As do most of the main characters, Nicholson gets a longish theatrical monologue to remind us that there’s a hurting person in there somewhere, and, really, she does a great job of it.
From Los Angeles Times
This steadiness breaks from the long or longish gaps between wins for most three-timers, and could …
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Don’t be intimidated by that longish list of spices.
From Washington Post
The account of this period of Númenórean history is longish and rather dull, despite the inclusion of a tale of ill-fated love.
From Washington Post
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