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lengthy

/lˈɛŋθi/adjective2 syllables

Lengthy means: relatively long in duration; tediously protracted.

Synonyms for lengthy5

adjective, as in relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

drawn-out, extended, prolonged, protracted, long

What does lengthy mean?1

adjective

1

relatively long in duration; tediously protracted“a drawn-out argument”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Lengthy in a sentence

  • In his lengthy career, he had never seen the market so high.unknown
  • After a lengthy inspection, the tunnel was reopened to traffic.Amastan
  • During lengthy cold spells, the lakes and rivers freeze over.sundown
  • It's a lengthy process, but we nudged it along a bit.CarpeLanam
  • It was his lengthy narrative that bored me to death.CM
  • The lengthy peace hid the early signs of an explosion.Scott
  • The peace we have today is the result of lengthy peace talks.ari_diary
  • Yanni did not hide the fact that he had a lengthy criminal record.Amastan

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Forms of lengthy

as a adjective

comparative
lengthier
superlative
lengthiest