headed

American  

[hed-id] / ˈhɛd ɪd /

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.

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headed British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• unheaded adjective
• well-headed adjective

Etymology

Origin of headed

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

Example Sentences

Dortmund halved Leipzig's lead five minutes after half-time when a low-flying Julian Ryerson corner rebounded to home striker Romulo, who tried to avoid the ball but headed into his own net.

From Barron's

A poll released recently by U.S. pollster Gold Glove Consulting found that 72% of Venezuelans think the country is headed in a good direction.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The ruling does reinforce our view that the deficit is headed higher,” said Tobin Marcus, head of U.S. policy and politics at Wolfe Research.

From MarketWatch

In fact, the world is headed in the right direction.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I headed down to the bridge in the village and the smell would have turned your stomach with diesel," he said.

From BBC

Related Words

• en route