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longish

[lawng-ish, long-] / ˈlɔŋ ɪʃ, ˈlɒŋ- /






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Walking on a balcony, I turned a corner, and there he was, tall and slender, with soulful brown eyes and a longish mop of brown hair threatening to hide them.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2025

The account of this period of Númenórean history is longish and rather dull, despite the inclusion of a tale of ill-fated love.

From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2022

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

The novel was turned into a mini-series for French television in 1966, but the breathless sprawl of a longish feature film may serve it better.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2022

He has darkish tan skin and longish dark hair that’s not styled with goop like some of the other boys’.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio