Dictionary Definition
lengthy adj : 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" [syn: drawn-out,
extended, prolonged, protracted] [also: lengthiest, lengthier]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
Adjective
lengthy- long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension
Translations
- French: long
- Kurdish:
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
a mile long, boring, colossal, de longue haleine,
dragging, drawn-out,
dull, elongate, elongated, endless, extended, extensive, far-flung,
far-reaching, fargoing,
filled out, gangling,
gangly, garrulous, giant, gigantic, interminable, lank, lanky, leggy, long, long-drawn-out, long-legged,
long-spun, long-winded, longiloquent, longish, longsome, loquacious, no end of,
overlong, padded, prolix, prolonged, protracted, rangy, sesquipedal, sesquipedalian, spun-out,
statuesque, talkative, tall, tedious, unrelenting, verbose, windy, without end, wordy