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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lengthy \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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
lengthy
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" [syn: {drawn-out},
{extended}, {prolonged}, {protracted}]
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