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lengthy
length·y L0118000 (lĕngk′thē, lĕng′-, lĕn′-)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.
length′i·ly adv.length′i·ness n.lengthy (ˈlɛŋkθɪ; ˈlɛŋθɪ) adj, lengthier or lengthiestof relatively great or tiresome extent or duration ˈlengthily adv ˈlengthiness nlength•y (ˈlɛŋk θi, ˈlɛŋ-, ˈlɛn-)
adj. length•i•er, length•i•est. 1. of great length; very long: a lengthy journey. 2. excessively long: a lengthy explanation. [1680–90, Amer.] length′i•ness, n. Thesaurus| 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"drawn-out, extended, prolonged, protractedlong - 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" |
lengthyadjective1. protracted, long, prolonged, very long, tedious, lengthened, diffuse, drawn-out, interminable, long-winded, long-drawn-out, overlong, verbose, prolix the lengthy process of filling out forms2. very long, rambling, interminable, long-winded, wordy, discursive, extended, overlong, verbose, prolix a lengthy article in the newspaper
long short, limited, brief, to the point, concise, condensed, terse, succinctlengthyadjective1. Having great physical length:elongate, elongated, extended, long, prolonged.2. Extending tediously beyond a standard duration:dragging, drawn-out, long, long-drawn-out, overlong, prolonged, protracted.Translationslength (leŋθ) noun1. the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc. What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this. 長度 长度2. a piece of something, especially cloth. I bought a (3–metre) length of silk. 某物的一段(尤指布匹) （某物的）一段 3. in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc. He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front. (表示比賽中的差距)一馬長的距離，(表示比賽中的差距)一艇長的距離 身长距离，（马或船的）自身长度 ˈlengthen verb to make or become longer. I'll have to lengthen this skirt; The days are lengthening now that the spring has come. 加長，延長 加长，使延长 ˈlengthways/ˈlengthwise adverb in the direction of the length. She folded the towels lengthways. 縱向地 纵长地，纵向地 ˈlengthy adjective of great, often too great, length. This essay is interesting but lengthy. 冗長的 漫长的，过长的 at length1. in detail; taking a long time. She told us at length about her accident. 詳盡地，長時間 详细地2. at last. At length the walkers arrived home. 最後 最后go to any lengths to do anything, no matter how extreme, dishonest, wicked etc, to achieve a particular aim. She'd go to any lengths to get herself promoted. 千方百計﹐不擇手段 竭尽全力EncyclopediaSeelengthlengthy
Related to lengthy: lengthilySynonyms for lengthyadj protractedSynonyms- protracted
- long
- prolonged
- very long
- tedious
- lengthened
- diffuse
- drawn-out
- interminable
- long-winded
- long-drawn-out
- overlong
- verbose
- prolix
adj very longSynonyms- very long
- rambling
- interminable
- long-winded
- wordy
- discursive
- extended
- overlong
- verbose
- prolix
Antonyms- short
- limited
- brief
- to the point
- concise
- condensed
- terse
- succinct
Synonyms for lengthyadj having great physical lengthSynonyms- elongate
- elongated
- extended
- long
- prolonged
adj extending tediously beyond a standard durationSynonyms- dragging
- drawn-out
- long
- long-drawn-out
- overlong
- prolonged
- protracted
Synonyms for lengthyadj relatively long in durationSynonyms- drawn-out
- extended
- prolonged
- protracted
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