horse-faced en · ADJ
Meanings
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(figuratively) Having a long face.
Bernstein, am I a stuffed shirt? Am I a horse-faced hypocrite? Am I a New England school marm?
1941, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles, Citizen Kane (motion picture), spoken by Jedediah Leland (Joseph Cotten), RKO Radio Pictures:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most horse-faced | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more horse-faced | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |