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See Also:

• past participle of head.
• past tense form of head.

headed

American  

[hed-id] / ˈhɛd ɪd /

adjective

1. having a heading or course.

2. shaped or grown into a head.

3. having the mentality, personality, emotional control, or quality specified, or possessing a specified number of 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

Derived Forms

• well-headed
  adjective
• unheaded
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of headed

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

Example Sentences

Tom Schulman's script is smart about the media's ability to create celebrities--and the viewer's need to embrace them--until it goes soft-hearted and -headed by denouncing the very salesmanship that Hollywood and TV are built on.

From Time Magazine Archive

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