long-headed
or long·head·ed
Anthropology. dolichocephalic.
of great discernment or foresight; farseeing or shrewd.
Origin of long-headed
1Other words from long-headed
- long-head·ed·ly, adverb
- long-head·ed·ness, noun
Words Nearby long-headed
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How to use long-headed in a sentence
The Nordic race is, like the Iberian, long-headed, but in contrast it is blond and very tall.
The Towns of Roman Britain | James Oliver BevanAt its southwestern end we find the most long-headed, prognathous, frizzly-haired, dark-skinned race of mankind.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles MorrisHe was long-headed, with a high and intellectual forehead, straight nose, and massive lower jaw.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations | Archibald SayceThe city is well outfitted with progressive men—thinking, sagacious, long-headed men.
Life On The Mississippi, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)By its means Denmark before long headed the nations of Europe in the matter of science—a thing it has not done before or since.
Pioneers of Science | Oliver Lodge
British Dictionary definitions for long-headed
astute; shrewd; sagacious
Derived forms of long-headed
- long-headedly, adverb
- long-headedness, noun
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