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ponytailed

ponytailed

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Having hair tied back with a band behind the head
  • adjective
  • /ˈpoʊniˌteɪld/
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  • I am a precocious, ponytailed, cinch-waisted teenager.
  • ponytailed girl
  • ponytailed man
  • ponytailed woman

Examples

  • She tied her hair back in a neat ponytail, appearing as a focused, ponytailed athlete.

  • I see a cinch-waisted, ponytailed girl racing up a flight of stairs.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The tall ponytailed migrant didn't ask her why.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • A ponytailed man in coveralls crouched beside the claw-footed tub, studying its pipes.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Glenn Neumann, the deeply tanned and ponytailed Baja Expeditions base camp director, led this session.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • A scruffy ponytailed young man in slovenly jeans hurried down the aisle and onto the stage and checked plugs, wires, and outlets.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • The lead agent, a ponytailed woman in her late 20s who declined to be named or have her face photographed because she does undercover work, clutches a dark-salmon folder packed with search warrants and other details of the operation.

    Blog text (5)
  • The ponytailed girl ran effortlessly across the park, her hair swaying behind her.

  • During the event, a cheerful ponytailed woman greeted everyone with a bright smile.

Surface Forms

ponytailed positive

Morphology

ponytailed = ponytail (transparent) = pony + tail + ed

The adjective is clearly formed by adding the regular suffix '-ed' to the familiar noun 'ponytail', yielding 'having a ponytail'.

Etymology

Ponytailed comes from the parts pony + tail, which means 'tail of a small horse'. Hair tied back looks like a pony's tail, so someone is ponytailed when they wear their hair in that style.