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    LENGTHY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: lengthier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, lengthiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: lengthier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: lengthiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Relatively long in duration; tediously protractedplay

    Example:

    protracted negotiations

    Synonyms:

    drawn-out; extended; lengthy; prolonged; protracted

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    long (primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified)

    Derivation:

    length (continuance in time)

    lengthiness (the consequence of being lengthened in duration)

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