lengthsome C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈlɛŋkθsəm/ UK /ˈlɛŋθsəm/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj tediously long; protracted The committee endured a lengthsome debate over the budget. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · tediously long; protracted lengthytediousprotractedlongdrawn-out ↔ Opposites briefshortconcise Word family Related forms lengthlengthylong Etymology AI details From length (Old English lengþu, from lang 'long') + the suffix -some. lengþu Old English lang Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # lengthsome **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈlɛŋkθsəm/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈlɛŋθsəm/ ## Meanings 1. tediously long; protracted ## Examples - The committee endured a lengthsome debate over the budget. ## Synonyms - lengthy - tedious - protracted - long - drawn-out ## Antonyms - brief - short - concise ## Related Forms - length - lengthy - long ## Roots and Affixes - Root: lengþu - Root: lang ## Etymology From length (Old English lengþu, from lang 'long') + the suffix -some. ## AI Etymology Lengthsome comes from length (Old English lengþu, from lang 'long') + the suffix -some. The etymological trail includes Old English lengþu, Old English lang. The same word family includes length, lengthy, long. Its current adjective use means "tediously long; protracted". ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown