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   Length·y

   /ˈleNGTHē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (especially in reference to time) of considerable or unusual length, especially so as to be tedious: "lengthy delays" Similar longvery longof considerable lengthlong-lastingprolongedextendedextensiveprotractedvery longoverlonglong-drawn-outdiffusediscursiveverbosewordygarrulousprolixlong-windedponderousdigressiveramblingdragged outtediousboringinterminablewearisomeOpposite shortbriefconcise

   Derivatives

   • 1. lengthily adverb
   • 2. lengthiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   • E

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   • N

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   • G

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   • T

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   • H

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   • Y

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