Dictionary of problem words and expressions. Harry Shaw. 1975.
long — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. lengthy, elongated; tedious; extended, protracted. See length. adv. in great degree, for a time. See durability. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Extended in space] Syn. lengthy, extended, outstretched,… … English dictionary for students
long-drawn-out — adj lengthy, long winded, spun out, overlong, prolonged, interminable, tedious, marathon, overextended, long drawn FORMAL protracted, prolix COLLOQ. dragging on ≠ brief, curtailed * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective also long drawn ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ … Useful english dictionary
long — See lengthy. See lengthy, long … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
long-drawn — adj 1. prolonged, protracted, lengthy, long, longsome, overlong. See long(def. 2). 2. long winded, windy, long spun, copious; repetitious, redundant, battological, pleonastic, tautologic; meandering, roundabout, circumlocutory, ambagious; verbose … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
lengthy — See lengthy, long … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
long-winded — adjective long winded speeches Syn: verbose, wordy, lengthy, long, overlong, prolix, prolonged, protracted, long drawn out, interminable; discursive, diffuse, rambling, tortuous, meandering, repetitious, maundering; informal windy An … Thesaurus of popular words
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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lengthy — ☆ lengthy [leŋk′thē, leŋ′thē ] adj. lengthier, lengthiest having length; long; esp., too long, or so long as to be tiresome [a lengthy voyage, a lengthy sermon] lengthily adv. lengthiness n … English World dictionary
long — [adj1] extended in space or time continued, deep, distant, drawn out, elongate, elongated, enduring, enlarged, expanded, extensive, faraway, far off, far reaching, gangling, great, high, lanky, lasting, lengthened, lengthy, lingering, lofty,… … New thesaurus
lengthy — [adj] extended diffuse, dragging, drawn out, elongate, elongated, interminable, lengthened, long, longish, long winded, overlong, padded, prolix, prolonged, protracted, tedious, tiresome, verbose, very long, wearisome, windy, wordy; concepts… … New thesaurus
