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lengthy |
2 definitions found 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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