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livelong

American  
[liv-lawng, -long] / ˈlɪvˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ /

adjective

  1. (of time) whole or entire, especially when tediously long, slow in passing, etc..

    We picked apples the livelong day.
livelong British  
/ ˈlɪvˌlɒŋ /

adjective

  1. (of time) long or seemingly long, esp in a tedious way (esp in the phrase all the livelong day )

  2. whole; entire

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noun

  1. another name for orpine

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Etymology

Origin of livelong

1350–1400; alteration (by association with live 1 ) of earlier leeve long, Middle English leve longe dear long. See lief, long 1

Vocabulary lists containing livelong

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How dreary to be somebody / How public, like a frog / To tell your name the livelong day / To an admiring bog.

From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2022

After this surgery, 40 percent of patients have a serious postoperative complication, 50 percent have livelong digestive problems, and 10 percent develop diabetes.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2022

Suffice it to say that it doesn’t exactly boost morale to be greeted by an endless string of indignant, agonised, horror-movie-outtake variations on “How did you get this number?” all the livelong day.

From The Guardian • Apr. 2, 2019

Phil is livelong, including a stint as a principal guest conductor in the 1980s.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2018

“Do you know we have been together the whole livelong day, Robert—since early this morning?” she said at parting.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

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