lengthy

[lengk-thee, leng-, len-]

adjective

lengthier, lengthiest 

1. having or being of great length; very long.

   a lengthy journey.

2. tediously verbose; very long; too long.

   a lengthy speech.

lengthy

/ ˈlɛŋθɪ, ˈlɛŋkθɪ /

adjective

1. of relatively great or tiresome extent or duration

Other Word Forms

• lengthiness noun
• lengthily adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of lengthy¹

An Americanism dating back to 1680–90; length + -y ¹

Example Sentences

When Bhansali started his Wall Street career more than three decades ago, repositioning a portfolio was a lengthy process.

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In its lengthy summary of Monday's outage, Amazon said it came down to an issue in US-EAST-1 - its largest cluster of data centres which power much of the internet.

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Killick is due to be sentenced in December, with the judge having already told him a "lengthy custodial sentence is inevitable".

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The partner companies expect this process to be lengthy and difficult, despite having already engaged in early talks with the regulatory authorities, the Thales executive said.

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Last week, the family released a lengthy document detailing the missteps they say were made by authorities in NSW in the search for Cheryl.

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Related Words

• drawn-out www.thesaurus.com
• interminable 
• long 
• long-winded 
• protracted 
• tedious