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Lengthy Definition

lengthy

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English

Etymology

length +‎ -y

Adjective

lengthy (comparative lengthier, superlative lengthiest)

  1. long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension
    • 2011 Jluy 19, Ella Davies, “Sticks insects survive one million years without sex”, BBC:
      They traced the ancient lineages of two species to reveal the insects' lengthy history of asexual reproduction.

 

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