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LENGTHY
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Irregular inflected forms: lengthier , lengthiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
Example:
protracted negotiations
Synonyms:
drawn-out; extended; lengthy; prolonged; protracted
Classified under:
Similar:
long (primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified)
Derivation:
length (continuance in time)
lengthiness (the consequence of being lengthened in duration)
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