Lengthy Definition

lĕngkthē, lĕng-, lĕn-
lengthier, lengthiest
adjective
lengthier, lengthiest
Of considerable length, especially in time; extended.
A lengthy convalescence.
American Heritage
Having length; long; esp., too long, or so long as to be tiresome.
A lengthy voyage, a lengthy sermon.
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Other Word Forms of Lengthy

Adjective

Base Form:
lengthy
Comparative:
lengthier
Superlative:
lengthiest

Origin of Lengthy

  • length +"Ž -y

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Lengthy Sentence Examples

  • His response came after a lengthy pause.

  • The most powerful impulse to mining operations, and the immediate cause of a somewhat lengthy period of wild excitement and speculation, was the discovery and successful opening of the Comstock lode in 1859, in the western part of what is now Nevada, but was then part of Utah.

  • Another volume was added to the lengthy publication of the work at Pergamon.

  • Could the fact that Howie's brain waves are somehow different after his lengthy coma and all the operations he endured be effected by what you were doing?

  • All the Reynolds girls had lengthy marriages.

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Words Starting With

LLELEN

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YHYTHY

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