longish
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of longish
Example Sentences
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When the original One City, One Book program premiered in 1998, it bore the longish but highly descriptive and aspirational title, “If All Seattle Read the Same Book.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2022
For Seth Rogen’s character, a woeful carpenter, Moe made a longish mullet modeled on his own father, who worked for a Wisconsin telephone company in the ‘80s and ‘90s.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2022
It pictures him with longish hair and a dark cap, casting a sideways glance at the viewer.
From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2022
To show what I mean, let me quote a longish paragraph from her latest book, “Esmond and Ilia,” a double portrait of her parents during the first years of their marriage.
From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2022
His longish hair flopped into his eyes and he pushed it back from time to time.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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