longsome

American  

[lawng-suhm, long-] / ˈlɔŋ səm, ˈlɒŋ- /

adjective

1. tiresomely long; so protracted as to weary or cause boredom.

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Other Word Forms

• longsomely adverb
• longsomeness noun

Etymology

Origin of longsome

before 900; Middle English, Old English longsum, langsum. See long ¹, -some ¹

Example Sentences

That night seemed longsome to me as it were a year: but I remained awake till it was three quarters spent and the cocks crew and I was famished for long watching.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 02 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

O'er grisly the strife was, So loathly and longsome.

From The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats by Anonymous

If the conjunctive Hamzah is preceded by a quiescent letter, this takes generally Kasrah: "Tálat al-Laylah," the night was longsome, would become Tálati 'l-Laylah.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Even the lengthy and longsome notes, into which The Nights have too often been merged, were left untrimmed.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Under such circumstances it cannot well be other than longsome and monotonous reading.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir