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lengthy

adj

Etymology

From length + -y.

  1. inherited from *langiþō✻
  2. inherited from *langiþu✻
  3. inherited from lengþ
  4. inherited from lengthe
  5. formed as lengthy — “length + -y”

Definitions

  1. Having length

    Having length; long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension.

    • a lengthy text
    • a lengthy discussion
    • a laborious and lengthy process

  2. Speaking or writing at length

    Speaking or writing at length; long-winded.

    • If, in addition to being a lengthy preacher, he had also been a Rev. Mr. Mumbles or a Rev. Dr. Drone, the penance thus endured by his people would have been intolerably severe.

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Derived

lengthily, lengthiness

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for lengthy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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