half-long
Americanadjective
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Julio Urías only recently returned from a month and a half-long absence with a hamstring strain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2023
The mile and a half-long hike takes him about 35 minutes.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2021
The former documentary filmmaker has a puckish charm to him, more than a little Gallic—he was raised in Paris—with half-long hair and a wry sense of humor.
From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2013
The short or half-long varieties are demanded by this trade.
From Farm Gardening with Hints on Cheap Manuring Quick Cash Crops and How to Grow Them by Anonymous
If a dinner-party is to number over twelve guests, a low-necked dress is admissible; otherwise, the dinner-dress must be made with open corsage and half-long sleeves.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 by Various
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