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lengthy
What does lengthy mean?
lengthy (adjective): relatively long in duration; tediously protracted.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Where does lengthy come from?
From length + -y.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of lengthy?
Words related to lengthy
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “lengthy” mean?
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
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being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
Not quite: that's what parallel means.
with little or no sound; free of disturbing noise
Not quite: that's what quiet means.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
Not quite: that's what low means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “lengthy”?
possible
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complete
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original
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extended
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