Lengthy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of considerable length, especially in time; extended: a lengthy convalescence.
  • adj. Tediously long; drawn-out: a lengthy explanation.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having length; rather long or too long; prolix; not brief; -- said chiefly of discourses, writings, and the like.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having length; long; especially, of great length; immoderately long, sometimes with the idea of tediousness attached: applied chiefly to discourses, writings, arguments, proceedings, etc.: as, a lengthy sermon; a lengthy dissertation.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
    • Equivalent
    long   
    Antonym
    short    brief   
    Variant
    lengthier    lengthiest   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    prolix    long    tally   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    tedious    protracted    brief    preliminary    formal    long    exhaustive    interminable    forego    fruitless   
     
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