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View synonyms for longish

longish

[ lawng-ish, long- ]

adjective

  1. somewhat long.


longish

/ ˈlɒŋɪʃ /

adjective

  1. rather long


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Word History and Origins

Origin of longish1

First recorded in 1605–15; long 1 + -ish 1

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Example Sentences

She looks immaculate: black blazer, dark, longish hair, perfect skin, perfect teeth.

His YouTube presence mixes longish speeches with short, bright snippets.

They resemble the Akka in general appearance, and have longish heads, long narrow faces, and small reddish eyes.

The young man looked the doctor squarely in the eyes during the longish pause that followed.

It is longish, runs from north to south, and consists of a single rock falling on all sides steeply to the water.

A longish, almost straight row of young Prussian recruits stretched among the slain, what are these?

Then maybe I pull a soft black hat down over my hair and draw on gloves and go out into the gray-paved streets for a longish walk.

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