'Lengthy' definitions:
Definition of 'lengthy'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations" [syn: drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged, protracted]
Definition of 'Lengthy'
From: GCIDE
- Lengthy \Length"y\ (-[y^]), a. [Compar. Lengthier (-[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Lengthiest.] Having length; rather long or too long; prolix; not brief; -- said chiefly of discourses, writings, and the like. "Lengthy periods." --Washington. "Some lengthy additions." --Byron. "These would be details too lengthy." --Jefferson. "To cut short lengthy explanations." --Trench. [1913 Webster] Lenience
Synonyms of 'lengthy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a mile long,
- boring,
- colossal,
- de longue haleine,
- dragging,
- drawn-out,
- dull,
- elongate,
- elongated,
- endless,
- extended,
- extensive,
- far-flung,
- far-reaching,
- fargoing,
- filled out,
- gangling,
- gangly,
- garrulous,
- giant,
- gigantic,
- interminable,
- lank,
- lanky,
- leggy,
- long,
- long-drawn-out,
- long-legged,
- long-spun,
- long-winded,
- longiloquent,
- longish,
- longsome,
- loquacious,
- no end of,
- overlong,
- padded,
- prolix,
- prolonged,
- protracted,
- rangy,
- sesquipedal,
- sesquipedalian,
- spun-out,
- statuesque,
- talkative,
- tall,
- tedious,
- unrelenting,
- verbose,
- windy,
- without end,
- wordy