lengthful

adj

Etymology

From length + -ful.

  1. inherited from *langiþō
  2. inherited from *langiþu
  3. inherited from lengþ
  4. inherited from lengthe
  5. suffixed as lengthful — “length + ful

Definitions

  1. long

    • He said ; the driver whirls his lengthful thong; The horses fly!
    • His lengthful bristles were hard and stood upright like darts; his glaring eyes were red and fiery;
    • The reading of good books cannot fail to have a beneficial effect upon the mind of the convicts; and it is also an efficient means for keeping them orderly and quiet during their lengthful hours of close seclusion.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA