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lengthy

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length·y  (lngkth, lng-, ln-)
adj. length·i·er, length·i·est
1. Of considerable length, especially in time; extended: a lengthy convalescence.
2. Tediously long; drawn-out: a lengthy explanation.

lengthi·ly adv.
lengthi·ness n.

lengthy
Adjective
[lengthier, lengthiest] very long or tiresome
lengthily adv
lengthiness n
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Adj.1.lengthy - 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"
long - primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"

lengthy
adjective 2. very long, rambling, interminable, long-winded, wordy, discursive, extended, overlong, verbose, prolix << OPPOSITE brief
Translations
Spanish lengthy [ˈlɛŋθɪ] adjlargo, extenso; [meeting] → prolongado
French lengthy [ˈlɛŋθɪ] length adj(très) long(longue)
German lengthy [ˈlɛŋθɪ] length adjlang
Italian lengthy [ˈlɛŋθɪ] adjmolto lungo/a

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In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns.
We speak of what is white as large, because the surface over which the white extends is large; we speak of an action or a process as lengthy, because the time covered is long; these things cannot in their own right claim the quantitative epithet.
There he saw a lengthy chain of people gliding under the walls.
 
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