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  • 21lengthy — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. prolix, not brief, long; see dull 4 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. long, protracted, drawn out, extended, prolonged, extensive, elongated, interminable, long winded. ANT.: brief, short III (Roget s Thesaurus II)… …

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  • 22lengthy — length·y || leŋθɪ adj. having great length; overly long, tediously long …

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  • 23lengthy — adjective (lengthier, lengthiest) of considerable or unusual duration. Derivatives lengthily adverb lengthiness noun …

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  • 24lengthy — a. Long, lengthened, prolonged, prolix, protracted …

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  • 25lengthy — adj 1. very long, extensive, (of words or expressions) sesquipedalian; extended, drawn out, dragged out, protracted, long drawn, long drawn out; prolonged, lengthened, elongated, elongate. 2. verbose, wordy, prolix, long winded, tedious, boring;… …

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  • 26lengthy — adjective Syn: (very) long, long lasting, protracted, extended, long drawn out, prolonged, interminable, time consuming, long winded Ant: short …

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  • 27lengthy — /ˈlɛŋθi/ (say lengthee) adjective (lengthier, lengthiest) having or being of great length, especially speeches, writings, etc. –lengthily, adverb –lengthiness, noun …

  • 28lengthy — adj. (lengthier, lengthiest) 1 of unusual length. 2 (of speech, writing, style, a speaker, etc.) tedious, prolix. Derivatives: lengthily adv. lengthiness n …

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  • 29lengthy, long — The serviceable and most often used word to indicate extending in space, of considerable duration, not short, and not brief is long: London is a long distance from Budapest …

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  • 30lengthy take —   see long take …

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