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long-headed

American  
[lawng-hed-id, long-] / ˈlɔŋˈhɛd ɪd, ˈlɒŋ- /
Or longheaded

adjective

  1. Anthropology. dolichocephalic.

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


long-headed British  

adjective

  1. astute; shrewd; sagacious

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of long-headed

First recorded in 1690–1700

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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

For the long job of rehabilitating Middle West, the old creditors put into the presidency long-headed Daniel Crandall Green, able, onetime vice president of Electric Bond & Share.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thirty-three Delta females, long-headed, sandy, with narrow pelvises, and all within 20 millimetres of 1 metre 69 centimetres tall, were cutting screws.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

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