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

Etzebeth, who extended his Springboks record when winning a 141st cap in Cardiff, looks certain to be given a lengthy ban.

Read more on BBC

Again, USC mounted a lengthy drive, only to stall on the edge of the red zone.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

After a lengthy series of complex appeals, the Information Commissioner has now ordered ministers to release some of the evidence by the 12 January - although there could still be a further appeal against that ruling.

Read more on BBC

The Winter Egg was subsequently part of several notable British collections but was considered lost since 1975, the auction house noted in a lengthy essay attached to the sale lot online.

Read more on Barron's

Gen Z, which grew up in the dawn of YouTube and, later, the emergence of TikTok, has generally favored short-form content over lengthier productions; however, “Stranger Things” became the exception.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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