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English Dictionary: lengthy	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lengthy adj 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" Synonym(s): drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged, protracted
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lengthy \Length"y\ (-[ycr]), a. [Compar. {Lengthier} (-[icr][etil]r); superl. {Lengthiest}.] Having length; rather long or too long; prolix; not brief; -- said chiefly of discourses, writings, and the like. [bd]Lengthy* periods.[b8] --Washington. [bd]Some lengthy additions.[b8] --Byron. [bd]These would be details too lengthy.[b8] --Jefferson. [bd]To cut short lengthy explanations.[b8] --Trench.