overlong
- too or excessively long
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Contemporary Examples
Too much of the show, however, was bogged down by sketches that were underwritten and overlong.
Historical Examples
Ah, that delight, it was not overlong And I pay dear with sorrow for brief song.
LamentsJan Kochanowski
Your tongue is overlong, John, and I am weary of its endless clack!
Sir NigelArthur Conan Doyle
His antlers, this year, had been late to mature and overlong in the velvet.
The Watchers of the TrailsCharles G. D. Roberts
Nowhere is there an overlong development or anything that bewilders or alienates.
Musical CriticismsArthur Johnstone
I inquired as a starter, after we had driven for an overlong time.
From Pillar to PostJohn Kendrick Bangs
Word Origin and History for overlong
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