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[ lengk-thee, leng-, len- ] / ˈlɛŋk θi, ˈlɛŋ-, ˈlɛn- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lengthy ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, length·i·er, length·i·est.having or being of great length; very long: a lengthy journey. tediously verbose; very long; too long: a lengthy speech. Origin of lengthyAn Americanism dating back to 1680–90; length + -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM lengthylength·i·ly, adverblength·i·ness, nounWords nearby lengthylengthen, lengthman, length over all, lengthways, lengthwise, lengthy, Lengua, leniency, lenient, Lenin, Leninabad Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lengthySenhor José remains stationary, but this lengthy series of clauses propels the reader along an unmarked path. The Lost Novel of Nobel-Winner José Saramago|Charles Shafaieh|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST “I brought it with no small degree of trepidation,” Kucinich recalled in a lengthy phone conversation with the Daily Beast. Repubs Should Take It From Kucinich: Impeachment Isn’t Worth It|Eleanor Clift|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST Now San Bernardino County authorities have announced a triumphant conclusion to their lengthy investigation into the case. Family's Best Friend Charged With Murdering Them All|Nina Strochlic|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST During our lengthy chat, Cal can be heard scampering around and giggling in the background. Julian Casablancas Enters the Void: On the Strokes’ Friction, Why He Left NYC, and Starting Over|Marlow Stern|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But that quiet approach has served the onetime UCLA quarterback, now 63, well through his lengthy acting career. NCIS’s Mark Harmon Is the World’s Biggest TV Star|Jason Lynch|September 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST This speech, since not addressed to Lady Crowborough, was too lengthy for her taste. Thorley Weir|E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson A lengthy convoy of artillery was crossing, and behind them again were endless other convoys. The Flaming Sword in Serbia and Elsewhere|Mabel Annie Boulton Stobart Actually, he studied his companion, and attempted to read the lengthy telegram which the other had composed. The Clock Strikes Thirteen|Mildred A. Wirt Its use, however, is so limited in this country that it is scarcely necessary to go into a lengthy discussion as to its merits. Health on the Farm|H. F. Harris This is quite a lengthy law and would appear to cover almost every point of regulation of the traffic. The Washington Historical Quarterly, Volume V, 1914|Various
British Dictionary definitions for lengthy
adjective lengthier or lengthiestof relatively great or tiresome extent or duration Derived forms of lengthylengthily, adverblengthiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lengthytedious, protracted, long-winded, long, drawn-out, interminable, diffuse, dragging, elongate, elongated, padded, prolix, prolonged, tiresome, verbose, wearisome, windy, wordy, overlong, lengthened |