Lengthy

Definition: Lengthy

Lengthy

Adjective

1. 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".

Date "lengthy" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

Synonyms: Lengthy

Synonyms: drawn-out (adj), extended (adj), prolonged (adj), protracted (adj). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Diffuseness	Adjective: diffuse, profuse; wordy, verbose, largiloquent, copious, exuberant, pleonastic, lengthy; longsome, long-winded, longspun, long drawn out; spun out, protracted, prolix, prosing, maundering; circumlocutory, periphrastic, ambagious, roundabout; digressive; discursive, excursive; loose; rambling episodic; flatulent, frothy.
Length	Adjective: long, longsome; lengthy, wiredrawn, outstretched; lengthened; Verb: sesquipedalian; (words); interminable, no end of; macrocolous.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	After lengthy femputations, I, Femputer, have decided the fate of the men. Femputer sentences them to death (Futurama; writing credit: Lance Smith; Carl Colpaert)
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Domain	Title
Books	Blowing Smoke: Being a Compendium of Amusing Anecdotes, Witty Ripostes, and Lengthy Literary Passages on the Glories of the Cigar (reference) Divorce in New York: What You Need to Know About the Details of Divorce--And How to Use Mediation and Negotiations to Cut Down on Lengthy Court Battle (reference) Images of a Lengthy War (reference) Lengthy (reference) Plagiarism, Copyright Violation and Other Thefts of Intellectual Property: An Annotated Bibliography With a Lengthy Introduction (reference) (more book examples)
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Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive diplococcal organism, usually affecting the debilitated, elderly or the immunocompromised individual, and is often responsible for nosocomial infections acquired during lengthy hospital stays.Credit: CDC.		John L. Levitow Jr., son of the late Medal of Honor recipient John L. Levitow, received the American flag on behalf of a grateful nation from Carol DiBattiste, undersecretary of the Air Force. Levitow died Nov. 8 at his home in Connecticut after a lengthy.
	Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Jim Finch stands before the casket of Medal of Honor recipient John L. Levitow, Nov. 17, at Arlington National Cemetery, Washington. Levitow died Nov. 8 at his home in Connecticut after a lengthy battle with cancer. (Pho.		A military caisson, carrying the body of Medal of Honor recipient John L. Levitow makes the solemn journey through Arlington National Cemetery as the funeral procession follows. Levitow died Nov. 8 at his home in Connecticut after a lengthy battle with ca.
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Title	Author	Quote
Tangled Tale	Carroll, Lewis	It is right, but too lengthy to be worth as much as a quadratic.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		This is particularly true for the patient and siblings when treatment has been a lengthy process. (references)
		This procedure is usually used with children or adults during lengthy examinations to minimize discomfort. (references)
		Until recently, surgery to remove a stone was very painful and required a lengthy recovery time (4 to 6 weeks). (references)
Business		Litigation is both costly and lengthy. (references)
		This method is fast and simple, with no lengthy delays in the remittance of foreign exchange. (references)
		This can be a costly, lengthy, and confusing process for the exporter and the Polish importer alike. (references)
Children	Cyprus	Turkish Cypriot authorities screen all textbooks sent from the south to the Greek Cypriot schools, causing lengthy delays in their distribution and shortages of up-to-date texts. (references)
Civil Liberties	Tajikistan	At times the process includes lengthy interviews. (references)
	Uzbekistan	His father also was arrested and sentenced to a lengthy term. (references)
Economic History	India	Court delays are common and often lengthy. (references)
	Mexico	Recourse through the courts is lengthy, costly, and uncertain. (references)
	Tunisia	THE TUNISIAN GOVERNMENT HAS A LENGTHY DECISION-MAKING PROCEDURE. (references)
Human Rights	Georgia	Lengthy trial delays were common. (references)
	Spain	At times pretrial detention can be lengthy. (references)
	Belgium	At times lengthy pretrial detention is a problem. (references)
Minorities	China	Possession of separatist publications or audiovisual materials is not permitted, and, according to reports, possession of such materials has resulted in lengthy prison sentences. (references)
Political Economy	COSTA RICA	Appeals of contract awards are common, lengthy, and costly. (references)
	INDONESIA	The registration procedure can also be quite lengthy and expensive. (references)
Political Rights	Lesotho	In December those issues were resolved and Parliament passed a new electoral bill after lengthy and intense negotiations. (references)
Trade	Poland	In most cases testing procedures can be lengthy. (references)
	Ukraine	The certification and approval process can be lengthy, duplicative, and expensive. (references)
Travel	Ecuador	Penalties for possession, use, or trafficking in illegal drugs in Ecuador are strict, and convicted offenders can expect lengthy jail sentences and heavy fines. (references)
	Nigeria	Company representatives should be flexible in business dealings and able to make decisions on contractual matters without lengthy referral to their home offices. (references)
	El Salvador	Breakfast meetings are common and begin about 7:30 a.m. Lunches and dinners can become lengthy affairs (2-3 hours), so do not plan too tight a schedule around them. (references)
Women	Zimbabwe	When cases go to court, lengthy sentences for rape and wife beating generally are imposed. (references)
	Pakistan	However, the legal process is so complicated and lengthy that it can take years for the children to get maintenance. (references)
Worker Rights	Kazakhstan	Registration is generally lengthy, difficult, and expensive. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	There isn't time tonight for a lengthy treatment of foreign policy--a subject I intend to address in detail in the near future.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Lengthy" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Lengthy" is used about 1,161 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	100%	1,161	6,626

Expression using "lengthy": lengthy speech. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "lengthy": over-lengthy.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language		Translations for "lengthy"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		i stërzgjatur, i pafund (abysmal, bottomless, boundless, dateless, endless, immeasurable, immense, inexhaustible, infinite, interminable, limitless, never ending, numberless, spaceless, unending, unlimited, vast, vasty), i gjatë (full length, high in stature, long, sustained, tall). (various references)

Arabic		‏مسهب (ample, detailed, prolix, redundant, verbose), ‏مطنب (long winded, prolix, redundant, verbose, wordy), ‏مطول جدا, ‏مطول (elongate, lengthened, prolonged, stretched), ‏طويل (epic, extended, far, lingering, long, long-drawn, prolonged, protracted, tall). (various references)

Bulgarian		словоохотлив (chatty, garrulous, talkative, voluble), твърде дълъг, многословен (circumlocutory, copious, diffuse, diffusive, exuberant, long winded, prolix, redundant, verbose, wordy), проточен (long-drawn, protracted, tedious), прекалено дълъг, досаден (aggravating, annoying, boring, bothersome, importunate, intrusive, irksome, irritating, long winded, monotonous, mundane, obtrusive, officious, pain in the neck, painful, pesky, pestiferous, pestilent, plaguesome, plaguy, ponderous, prolix, provoking, tedious, tiresome, tiring, vexatious, weariful, wearisome, weary). (various references)

Chinese		長篇 , 长. (various references)

Czech		zdlouhavý (circuitous, endways, long, tardy, tedious), vleklý (lingering), rozvláèný (circuitous, convoluted, diffuse, long winded, prolix, wordy). (various references)

Danish		langsommelig procedure (lengthy procedure), omfangsrige dokumenter (lengthy document). (various references)

Dutch		omvangrijke bescheiden of document (lengthy document), omslachtige procedure (lengthy procedure). (various references)

Farsi		طویل (Long, Major), دراز (Linear, Longish, Oblong, Prolix, String, Toom, Verbose). (various references)

Finnish		pitkäveteinen (long-winded, tedious), pitkällinen (lingering, long, prolonged). (various references)

French		longue, très long, interminable. (various references)

German		langatmig (lengthily, long winded, long-drawn-out, slow moving, verbose, windy), sehr lang, langwierig (lingering, livelong, long, prolonged, protracted). (various references)

Greek		μάκροσ (long), εκτενήσ (diffusive, extensive, long-drawn, protracted, widespread). (various references)

Hebrew		ארוך (long). (various references)

Hungarian		hosszadalmas (circumstantial, lingering, livelong, long, long-drawn-out, long-winded, roundabout, wearisome). (various references)

Italian		lungo (adagio, along, alongside, by the side of, during, far, gently, length, long, over, slow, slowly, tall, thin, watery, weak), prolisso (diffuse, long winded, prolix, verbose), eccessivamente lungo. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		永い (long), 延延たる . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ながい (long, long visit, overstaying), えね�"たる. (various references)

Korean		긴. (various references)

Manx		liauyr (big, drawn out, far-reaching, flowing of hair, long, long-distance, prolix, sustained, tall, vermiform, wordy). (various references)

Pig Latin		engthylay

Portuguese		longo (length, long, time-consuming, voluminous), longitudinalmente (endwise, enema, lengthwise, long lasting, long winded, Looby), prolongado (lingering, longeron, longstanding, prolonged, protracted), prolixo (absent minded, diffuse, dissemination, dissipation, overabundant, prolix, redundant, verbose, wordy), enfadonho (arid, barren, boring, bothersome, difficult, disagreeable, drab, dull, fastidious, humdrum, insipid, monotonous, muzzy, pesky, preachy, prolix, prosy, repetitious, soporific, stodgy, tedious, tiresome, untoward, vapid, vexing, wearisome, weary), comprido (long). (various references)

Romanian		lung (extensive, livelong, long, long winded, protracted, vast), foarte lung, întins (broad, even, expanse, expansion, expansive, extensive, flat, flatly, large, mighty, open, outspread, prone, recumbent, smooth, spacious, sprawling, strained, stretched, supine, taut, tense, vast). (various references)

Russian		растянутый (expanded, extended, longspun, long-spun, outstretched), высокий (big, high, high pitched, high-flown, high-pitched, lofty, sky high, soaring, tall). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		razvučen (long-drawn, long-spun, prolix, wordy), rasplinut (incompact, prolix, rambling), poduži, opširno (amply, large: at large), opširan (extensive, in depth, large), nadugačko, dugačak (long, prolix). (various references)

Spanish		larguero (crossbar, girder, kerb, lavish, ledger, longeron, longitudinal member, ribband, slow-working, spar, stile, stringer, support, transom), larguísimo (drawn out, marathon, sesquipedalian), largo (dilatory, fetch, giraffe, great, largo, length, long, long-running), prolongado (lasting, lingering, long, prolonged, protracted, sustained), extenso (big, broad, capacious, comprehensive, extensive, far flung, full, large, spacious, vast, wide, widespread), de muchas horas (long), de larga duración. (various references)

Swedish		långvarig (lingering, long, long standing, long-lived, prolonged), långrandig (longwinded, prolix, wordy), långdragen (protracted, tedious), utförlig (ample, detailed, extensive, particular). (various references)

Thai		ที่ยื�"ยาว (คำพู�"), ที่มีความยาวมาก. (various references)

Turkish		uzun (extended, far off, faraway, interminable, Lang, long, long-, macro-, maxi-, prolix, prolonged, tall), ayrıntılı (circumstantial, detailed, diffuse, diffusive, elaborate, exhaustive, minute, particular), çok uzun. (various references)

Turkmen		dowanly. (various references)

Ukranian		розтягнутий (bagged, outstretched, protracted, redundant). (various references)

Vietnamese		l� m chán (tiresome), d� i dòng; l� m bu�"n, d� i. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Misspellings
	"Lengthy" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: leangth, lengeh, lenght, lenghty, lengthe, lensth, longeth, Lunghi. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: thegnly.
	Words within the letters "e-g-h-l-n-t-y"
	-1 letter: gently, length.
	-2 letters: ethyl, thegn.
	-3 letters: gelt, gent, glen, gley, hent, hyte, lent, then, they, tyne.
	-4 letters: eng, eth, gel, gen, get, gey, hen, het, hey, leg, let, ley, lye, net, nth, teg, tel, ten, the, thy, tye, yeh, yen, yet.
	-5 letters: eh, el, en, et, he, ne, ye.
	Words containing the letters "e-g-h-l-n-t-y"
	+2 letters: ethnology, lengthily.
	+3 letters: ethylating, fetchingly, lengthways, technology.
	+4 letters: benightedly, hectoringly, methylating, witheringly.
	+5 letters: bewitchingly, enchantingly, hearteningly, hesitatingly, phylogenetic, shatteringly, thunderingly.
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