long-headed

or long·head·ed

[ lawng-hed-id, long- ]

adjective
  1. Anthropology. dolichocephalic.

  2. of great discernment or foresight; farseeing or shrewd.

Origin of long-headed

1
First recorded in 1690–1700

Other 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 Bevan
  • At its southwestern end we find the most long-headed, prognathous, frizzly-haired, dark-skinned race of mankind.

    Man And His Ancestor | Charles Morris
  • He was long-headed, with a high and intellectual forehead, straight nose, and massive lower jaw.

  • The 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

long-headed

adjective
  1. astute; shrewd; sagacious

Derived forms of long-headed

  • long-headedly, adverb
  • long-headedness, noun

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