Meaning of LENGTHY
| Pronunciation: | | 'lengkthee
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| | Definition: | | [adj] relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations" |
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| | Synonyms: | | drawn-out, extended, long, prolonged, protracted |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Length"y\ (-[y^]), a. [Compar. {Lengthier}
(-[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Lengthiest}.]
Having length; rather long or too long; prolix; not brief; --
said chiefly of discourses, writings, and the like. ``Lengthy
periods.'' --Washington. ``Some lengthy additions.'' --Byron.
``These would be details too lengthy.'' --Jefferson. ``To cut
short lengthy explanations.'' --Trench.
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| | Related Terms: | | a mile long, boring, colossal, de longue haleine, dragging, drawn-out, dull, elongate, elongated, endless, extended, extensive, far-flung, fargoing, far-reaching, filled out, gangling, gangly, garrulous, giant, gigantic, interminable, lank, lanky, leggy, long, long-drawn-out, longiloquent, longish, long-legged, longsome, long-spun, long-winded, loquacious, no end of, overlong, padded, prolix, prolonged, protracted, rangy, sesquipedal, sesquipedalian, spun-out, statuesque, talkative, tall, tedious, unrelenting, verbose, windy, without end, wordy |
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