headed

[ hed-id ]

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adjective

having a heading or course.
shaped or grown into a head.

having the mentality, personality, emotional control, or quality specified, or possessing a specified number of heads (usually used in combination): a slow-headed student; a two-headed monster.

Origin of headed

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at head, -ed³

Other words from headed

un·head·ed, adjective
well-headed, adjective

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How to use headed in a sentence

Matt started the machinery and got the air ship aloft and once more headed on her course.
Motor Matt's Peril, or, Cast Away in the Bahamas | Stanley R. Matthews
The whale came to the surface at no great distance, and once more headed towards us.
The Island Home | Richard Archer
He puzzled over this for a time, but at length got it once more headed in the direction which he wished it to take.
In the Morning of Time | Charles G. D. Roberts
The loggers inside felt greatly relieved as they saw the crowd once more headed for the city.
The Centralia Conspiracy | Ralph Chaplin
Brown murmured a conventionality concerning his delight at meeting the pair, and once more headed for the door.
The Woman-Haters | Joseph C. Lincoln

British Dictionary definitions for headed

headed

/ (ˈhɛdɪd) /

adjective

- having a head or heads
- (in combination): two-headed; bullet-headed
having a heading: headed notepaper

(in combination) having a mind or intellect as specified: thickheaded

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