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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Lengthy \Length"y\ (-[y^]), adjective [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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
lengthy
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}, {prolonged}, {protracted}] [also: {lengthiest}, {lengthier}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
53 Moby Thesaurus words for "lengthy": 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
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