lengthy

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈlɛŋθi/ See IPA manual

Freq #21828

Meanings

1

adj
Lasting or continuing for a long time, often too long.

After a lengthy discussion, they finally reached a decision.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · lasting or continuing for a... drawn-out

Word family

Forms lengthierlengthiest

Derived forms lengthilylengthiness

Related forms lengthfullengthishlengthsome

Etymology

From length + -y.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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