This is fairly longish, which is why I'm posting it here and not there. From Wordnik.com. [Old & New Tricks] Reference
They participated in the stabbing, holding assegais in one hand and "longish" guns in the other. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Now you just look for a man who hasn't shaved in goodness knows how long and has an ugly face and kind of longish hair. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Hidden Staircase]
She was silent for a longish while, then she nodded. From Wordnik.com. [Men of Affairs] Reference
Even after longish rests I cannot recover my strength. From Wordnik.com. [Stuka Pilot]
Her answer, somewhat muffled, came after a longish pause. From Wordnik.com. [Juggernaut] Reference
Logurr, Siluridae, 3 to 4 faint punctulate longish lines. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries] Reference
Out came a small-caliber revolver with a longish barrel. From Wordnik.com. [Hearts in Exurbia] Reference
A longish pause in which he stared at the roof of the tent. From Wordnik.com. [Flashman on the March]
Recognising the signs, I settled myself for a longish story. From Wordnik.com. [O Jerusalem]
The drops fell in longish splashes, tapering away from their source. From Wordnik.com. [Tour de Force]
“Things are fine,” his older self answered after a longish pause. From Wordnik.com. [Counting Up, Counting Down]
He was a narrow-chested man with longish sandy hair and thin features. From Wordnik.com. [The Path of a Star] Reference
After a longish pause, I said, 'Do you know a man called Archibald Kirk?'. From Wordnik.com. [Come To Grief]
He was tall and lanky, with longish hair, and his nose was on the big side. From Wordnik.com. [Hot And Bothered]
It was a man with longish red hair held off his forehead by a blue bandanna. From Wordnik.com. [There's Something In A Sunday]
He had longish, raggedy hair pushed back out of his face by a rolled-up bandanna. From Wordnik.com. [The Dog] Reference
They are about the size of large finches -- slender in shape, with longish tails. From Wordnik.com. [A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil] Reference
Maigret had had a longish telephone conversation beforehand with Professor Magnin. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret and the Bum]
It was a longish walk across the moor and along a dusty road to the nearest village. From Wordnik.com. [Little Folks (July 1884) A Magazine for the Young] Reference
She had longish legs and a big toe in line with the other toes, both good for walking. From Wordnik.com. [Baby Steps: Learning To Walk, The Hominid Way] Reference
There was a longish silence during which Jef remained standing, his glass in his hand. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret and the Bum]
"Clutch engages at the very top of a longish action, which takes a little getting used to.". From Wordnik.com. [From the logbook: Porsche 911] Reference
They was big an 'thick, an' longish, an 'we all stood' round to watch him take off his hat. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1] Reference
It seemed as if he had arrived at a settled stage, and was able to make a longish stay there. From Wordnik.com. [Despair's Last Journey] Reference
The man spoke, and after a longish pause, the woman, half a meter behind him, seemed to reply. From Wordnik.com. [TALKING PAST ONE ANOTHER] Reference
A longish run of Alpha & Omega at the box office could help the stock and make investors happy. From Wordnik.com. [Indian Animator Goes To Hollywood] Reference
There exists, however, in a single MS. in Italian a longish gospel with this title, written from a. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"] Reference
However, handling is lackluster, acceleration slow, braking longish, and exterior noise pronounced. From Wordnik.com. [Test complete: Nissan Cube] Reference
Except that they're a little longish, they look like prints of hoofs of horses -- or, rather, of colts. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of the Damned] Reference
A green and white jersey dashes to the front, and assuming a longish lead, brings them along at a great pace. From Wordnik.com. [Belles and Ringers] Reference
My longish face and thin jaw — my brothers called meNosebag — made finding a flattering hair-do a challenge. From Wordnik.com. [Rainbow] Reference
We thence descended, and after a longish march reached the Natkaw Kyown, and finally halted on the Khusse Kyown. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries] Reference
While the text is longish and sometimes repetitive, the most frustrating thing about it is the lack of footnotes. From Wordnik.com. [Stunning Images, Staggering Cruelties] Reference
When he had looked at it for a longish time he nodded and smiled, as if the pictured lips had actually spoken to him. From Wordnik.com. [Young Mr. Barter's Repentance From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray] Reference
The voyage across the Pacific being in a sailing vessel, was a longish one and occupied nearly ten weeks from start to finish. From Wordnik.com. [The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert] Reference
A small flurry of activity broke out as people move to greet the arrival of a man with longish silver hair and a healthy beard. From Wordnik.com. [Turkish Aid Group Says It's Not Tied To Terrorists] Reference
On my longish, modest speed rural-highway commute, I observed more than 25 mpg in the four-cylinder version, versus just 21 in the V6. From Wordnik.com. [A tale of two Kias: Why more powerful engines sometimes don’t sacrifice mpg] Reference
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