Long-felt
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of a problem, need, or desire, that has existed for a significant period of time without an adequate solution. idiomatic
"They always satisfy a long-felt want - on the part of the professors; and they seem to be "fillin'" to certain "aching voids" that gather in to fill the classes."
Example
More examples"They always satisfy a long-felt want - on the part of the professors; and they seem to be "fillin'" to certain "aching voids" that gather in to fill the classes."
Etymology
From long + felt.
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