Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

long-faced

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.47 in modern English

Syllables: long--faced
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Displaying sadness.

adj

Having a long face.

Example Sentences

"He was long-faced so we knew she'd turned down his proposal."
""[…] So many people find the world a dreary residence," Mr. Calverley sighed, "that it is really a pity some one of these long-faced stolidities cannot die now instead of me. For I have found life wonderful throughout.""
"The majority did not give forth very flattering portraits of him, certainly; nor were they by any means unanimous in their reflections; as some made him very long-faced, others very broad-faced, some tolerably well-looking, others vastly ill-looking, according to their several manners of reflecting: […]"
"“Aha!” he cried. “So he has found the extra coffee-cup. That is good. He has more intelligence than would appear, this long-faced Monsieur Lawrence of yours!”"

Etymology

From long face + -ed.

Inflected Forms

longfaced (alternative)

Questions

What does long-faced mean?: Displaying sadness.
Where does long-faced come from?: From long face + -ed.

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