lengthy
adjective
having or being of great length; very long.
lengthiest
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superlativeof lengthy.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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After the onset of the pandemic, Corning endured six consecutive quarters of shrinking revenue, its lengthiest drop since the 2001 telecom crash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
Seattle had its lengthiest injury report of the season Thursday with 11 players not participating and three others limited.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
He was outlasting Djokovic on the lengthiest baseline exchanges.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 2, 2023
The lengthiest conversation she has with another woman — or in this case, a girl — is pretty brief and it’s mostly about Morbius.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2022
But the lengthiest story in the book, “The Farmer and the Hunt,” was unfamiliar to her, and she stared often and long at the illustration that accompanied it.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
