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lengthily

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length⋅y

  [lengk-thee, leng-, len-]
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–adjective, length⋅i⋅er, length⋅i⋅est.
1. having or being of great length; very long: a lengthy journey.
2. tediously verbose; very long; too long: a lengthy speech.
Origin:
1680–90, Americanism; length + -y 1

Related forms:
length⋅i⋅ly, adverb
length⋅i⋅ness, noun
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length·y   (lěngk'thē, lěng'-, lěn'-)   
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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