lengthyadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɛŋ(k)θi/,

/ˈlɛnθi/, U.S.

/ˈlɛŋθi/

Forms: Also 1800s lengthey.

Etymology: < length n. + -y suffix¹. Before the 19th cent. found only in American writers; in many of the early British instances it is referred to as an Americanism. ‘We have 10 examples from Jefferson between 1782 and 1786; Washington and A. Hamilton also use the word very frequently. T. Paine (quot. 1796 at sense a), though of English birth, resided much in America.’—N.E.D.

Characterized by length; having unusually great length.

a. Of compositions, speeches, discussions, etc.: Extending to a great length; often with reproachful implication, prolix, tedious. Hence occasionally of a writer or speaker.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adjective] > prolix

tedious1412

prolix?a1475

prolixtc1485

longa1525

prolixious1577

long-winded1589

long-drawn1592

wire-drawn1603

long-breatheda1628

long-spun1633

pedalian1636

oblong1643

lacinious1648

long-lunged1660

lengthened1705

libertine1710

lengthy1759

incompendious1833

lengthsome1836

spun1869

lengtheninga1872

fine-drawn1888

1759 J. Adams Diary 3 Jan. (1961) I. 72 I grow too minute and lengthy.

1773 B. Franklin Let. 7 July in Wks. (1887) V. 190 An unwillingness to read any thing about them [sc. such remote countries as America] if it appears a little lengthy.

1793 Brit. Critic Nov. 286 We shall, at all times, with pleasure, receive from our transatlantic brethren real improvements of our common mother-tongue: but we shall hardly be induced to admit such phrases as that at p. 93—‘more lengthy’, for longer, or more diffuse.

1796 T. Paine Writ. (1895) III. 251 In the mean time the lengthy and drowsy writer of the pieces signed Camillus held himself in reserve to vindicate every thing.

1812 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 8 320 That, to borrow a trans-atlantic term, may truly be called a lengthy work.

1823 New Monthly Mag. 8 476. I must not be lengthy, though I have hardly skimmed the poems.

1827 W. Scott Chron. Canongate Introd. ii The style of my grandsire..was rather lengthy, as our American friends say.

a1832 J. Bentham Chrestomathia in Wks. (1843) VIII. 178/1 One most lengthy and perplext proposition.

1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xxxvii. 412 This address..was unusually lengthy for him.

1838 R. Southey Doctor V. clx. 494 When he publishes what in America would be called a lengthy poem, with lengthy annotations.

1845 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 I. vii. 379 After much lengthy correspondence.

1871 E. A. Freeman Hist. Ess. 1st Ser. iii. 67 The lengthy pleadings in the great suit.

1879 ‘G. Eliot’ College Breakfast Party in Macmillan's Mag. July 165 But I grow lengthy.

b. said with reference to physical length. rare. exc. U.S. and technical of animals.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > [adjective] > long

longsomeeOE

fara1000

longOE

prolixa1500

of length1597

prolixious1599

lengthful?1611

tediousa1616

distanta1645

longinquous1670

long-drawn1726

lengthy1760

prolongated1776

1760 P. Coffin in N.E. Hist. & Gen. Register (1855) IX. 341 There is an Hill..the most steep and lengthy to ascend which I have ever seen.

1795 in W. Guthrie's Syst. Mod. Geog. II. 330 The lengthy moss, depending on almost every branch.

1803 J. Davis Trav. U.S.A. 126 And is Jack Douglas there? said the horseman. He is a great, lengthy fellow. [Author's note Lengthy is the American for long.]

1806 M. Lewis Jrnl. 7 May in Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1991) VII. 221 Down a steep and lengthey hill.

1808 Z. M. Pike Acct. Exped. Sources Mississippi (1810) ii. App. 4 Which would still leave the Arkansaw near 800 miles more lengthy than the White river.

1849 H. D. Thoreau Week Concord & Merrimack Rivers 201 Many a lengthy reach we've rowed.

1850 H. T. Cheever Whale & his Captors vii. 121 Dealing his blows unsparingly..with all the force of his lengthy frame.

1878 H. M. Stanley Through Dark Continent II. xii. 347 On our left..rose a lengthy and stupendous cliff line.

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 312 He sees the steers grow glossy of hide, thicker, lengthier, ripen into marketable bullocks.

1893 Kennel Gaz. Aug. 213/3 A nice lengthy bitch.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lengthy
释义	lengthyadj. Brit. /ˈlɛŋ(k)θi/, /ˈlɛnθi/, U.S. /ˈlɛŋθi/ Forms: Also 1800s lengthey. Etymology: < length n. + -y suffix¹. Before the 19th cent. found only in American writers; in many of the early British instances it is referred to as an Americanism. ‘We have 10 examples from Jefferson between 1782 and 1786; Washington and A. Hamilton also use the word very frequently. T. Paine (quot. 1796 at sense a), though of English birth, resided much in America.’—N.E.D. Characterized by length; having unusually great length. a. Of compositions, speeches, discussions, etc.: Extending to a great length; often with reproachful implication, prolix, tedious. Hence occasionally of a writer or speaker. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adjective] > prolix tedious1412 prolix?a1475 prolixtc1485 longa1525 prolixious1577 long-winded1589 long-drawn1592 wire-drawn1603 long-breatheda1628 long-spun1633 pedalian1636 oblong1643 lacinious1648 long-lunged1660 lengthened1705 libertine1710 lengthy1759 incompendious1833 lengthsome1836 spun1869 lengtheninga1872 fine-drawn1888 1759 J. Adams Diary 3 Jan. (1961) I. 72 I grow too minute and lengthy. 1773 B. Franklin Let. 7 July in Wks. (1887) V. 190 An unwillingness to read any thing about them [sc. such remote countries as America] if it appears a little lengthy. 1793 Brit. Critic Nov. 286 We shall, at all times, with pleasure, receive from our transatlantic brethren real improvements of our common mother-tongue: but we shall hardly be induced to admit such phrases as that at p. 93—‘more lengthy’, for longer, or more diffuse. 1796 T. Paine Writ. (1895) III. 251 In the mean time the lengthy and drowsy writer of the pieces signed Camillus held himself in reserve to vindicate every thing. 1812 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 8 320 That, to borrow a trans-atlantic term, may truly be called a lengthy work. 1823 New Monthly Mag. 8 476. I must not be lengthy, though I have hardly skimmed the poems. 1827 W. Scott Chron. Canongate Introd. ii The style of my grandsire..was rather lengthy, as our American friends say. a1832 J. Bentham Chrestomathia in Wks. (1843) VIII. 178/1 One most lengthy and perplext proposition. 1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xxxvii. 412 This address..was unusually lengthy for him. 1838 R. Southey Doctor V. clx. 494 When he publishes what in America would be called a lengthy poem, with lengthy annotations. 1845 H. H. Wilson Hist. Brit. India 1805–35 I. vii. 379 After much lengthy correspondence. 1871 E. A. Freeman Hist. Ess. 1st Ser. iii. 67 The lengthy pleadings in the great suit. 1879 ‘G. Eliot’ College Breakfast Party in Macmillan's Mag. July 165 But I grow lengthy. b. said with reference to physical length. rare. exc. U.S. and technical of animals. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > [adjective] > long longsomeeOE fara1000 longOE prolixa1500 of length1597 prolixious1599 lengthful?1611 tediousa1616 distanta1645 longinquous1670 long-drawn1726 lengthy1760 prolongated1776 1760 P. Coffin in N.E. Hist. & Gen. Register (1855) IX. 341 There is an Hill..the most steep and lengthy to ascend which I have ever seen. 1795 in W. Guthrie's Syst. Mod. Geog. II. 330 The lengthy moss, depending on almost every branch. 1803 J. Davis Trav. U.S.A. 126 And is Jack Douglas there? said the horseman. He is a great, lengthy fellow. [Author's note Lengthy is the American for long.] 1806 M. Lewis Jrnl. 7 May in Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1991) VII. 221 Down a steep and lengthey hill. 1808 Z. M. Pike Acct. Exped. Sources Mississippi (1810) ii. App. 4 Which would still leave the Arkansaw near 800 miles more lengthy than the White river. 1849 H. D. Thoreau Week Concord & Merrimack Rivers 201 Many a lengthy reach we've rowed. 1850 H. T. Cheever Whale & his Captors vii. 121 Dealing his blows unsparingly..with all the force of his lengthy frame. 1878 H. M. Stanley Through Dark Continent II. xii. 347 On our left..rose a lengthy and stupendous cliff line. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 312 He sees the steers grow glossy of hide, thicker, lengthier, ripen into marketable bullocks. 1893 Kennel Gaz. Aug. 213/3 A nice lengthy bitch. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1759
随便看	curl-headed curl-leaf curl-paper curl-papered curl-pate curl-pated curl-tuft curlamo curlcloth curlcloud curlcrested curldoddy curled curled kale curled mallow curled maple curled parsley curled tansy curled up curled-head curled-horned curled-leaved mallow curled-pate curledhead curledhorned