daylong

[ dey-lawng, -long ]

adjective

1. during the entire day; lasting all day:

   a daylong trip.

daylong

/ ˈdeɪˌlɒŋ /

adjective

1. lasting the entire day; all day

Word History and Origins

Origin of daylong¹

First recorded in 1850–55; day + long ¹

Example Sentences

Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case against Baldwin, who was separately facing an involuntary manslaughter charge, after a dramatic daylong hearing in July.

From Los Angeles Times

At the end of the daylong meeting Tuesday, board members voted to intervene to enforce the requirements of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, or SGMA.

From Los Angeles Times

The description of some of the daylong symposium’s sessions should give one pause.

From Los Angeles Times

These were some of the rewards of working in the semiconductor industry, 200 high school students learned at a recent daylong recruiting event for one of Taiwan’s top engineering schools.

From Los Angeles Times

Researchers analyzed a dataset of daylong audio recordings collected in English-learning infants' home environments at ages 6, 10, 14, 18 and 24 months.

From Science Daily