livelong
(of time) whole or entire, especially when tediously long, slow in passing, etc.: We picked apples the livelong day.
Origin of livelong
1Words that may be confused with livelong
- lifelong, livelong
Words Nearby livelong
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How to use livelong in a sentence
Small wonder, when hundreds and hundreds wrought the livelong day one half in icy water, the other half dripping with sweat.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend | Charles ReadeAnd thereupon they passed their time right joyously together, drinking and hunting the livelong day.
Young and old, and the women in particular, were quite bewitched by these ballads, which might be heard the livelong day.
Library Notes | A. P. RussellMany a time did he lie down at night without having tasted food during the whole livelong day.
Four American Indians | Edson L. WhitneyFather is pretty well, and I have not a single excuse for discontent through the livelong day.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3) | George Eliot
British Dictionary definitions for livelong
/ (ˈlɪvˌlɒŋ) /
(of time) long or seemingly long, esp in a tedious way (esp in the phrase all the livelong day)
whole; entire
British another name for orpine
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