Long-faced
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Long-faced is an adjective meaning Displaying sadness.
Meaning
Displaying sadness.
More Meanings
- (literally) Having a long face.
Example Sentences
He was long-faced so we knew she'd turned down his proposal.
“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!”
"[…] 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: […]
Word Forms
- longfaced
Synonyms for long-faced
Depending on context, synonyms include dejected, gloomy, glum, faced.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include glum, dejected, gloomy, faced, sad-faced, sad-eyed.
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