Lengthy
adj
adj ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having length; long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension.
"a lengthy text"
- 2 Speaking or writing at length; long-winded.
"If, in addition to being a lengthy preacher, he had also been a Rev. Mr. Mumbles or a Rev. Dr. Drone, the penance thus endured by his people would have been intolerably severe."
Adjective
- 1 relatively long in duration; tediously protracted wordnet
Example
More examples"The lengthy lecture palled on me."
Etymology
From length + -y.
Related phrases
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