long-headed
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- long-headedly adverb
- long-headedness noun
Etymology
Origin of long-headed
First recorded in 1690–1700
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The rest of us may have to settle for the original movies, like this James Cameron-directed sequel, which again pits Weaver’s Ellen Ripley against the series’s famous, long-headed xenomorph.
From New York Times • May 2, 2019
That was the case with the small gooey thing we first see springing from John Hurt’s chest, which eventually grew into the long-headed, toothy nightmare that has haunted many a viewer.
From New York Times • May 4, 2017
First great evidence for his theory turned up in 1931, when, on the island of Kodiak, he discovered a nest of long-headed skulls remarkably similar to those of Algonquin Indians.
From Time Magazine Archive
The inhabitants were long-headed people of good stature.
From Time Magazine Archive
“He’s moving,” a long-headed boy with a scarf around his face said.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
