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

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

At last, when care waxed on him and calamity grew longsome, he fell sick of a sore sickness.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 11 [Supplement] by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Thou'rt longsome to the wight, who pining lies * On wake,      moon-gazing through the night, O Night!

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 08 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

While slanderers slumber, longsome is my night, iii.

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

At supper-tide it was the same till the state of things became longsome to her and this endured continuously for three days, when she was ready to sink with hunger.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 14 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir