lengthiest
- 1Superlative of lengthy.
The committee's report was the lengthiest document on the agenda.
Of all the negotiations that year, the trade talks proved the lengthiest.
Note
The top of the scale for lengthy, spelled by turning its final y to i before -est, as in happiest or busiest. Because lengthy leans toward time and talk rather than measurement, the superlative suits speeches, meetings and reports. A river or a rope is the longest, not the lengthiest. It also inherits lengthy's hint of overextension, so calling a speech the lengthiest of the evening is rarely a compliment.
lengthiest is a form of lengthy
lengthy, adjective: Having considerable length; long and drawn out, especially in duration rather than physical extent. Full entry
- Spelling
- lengthy → lengthiest: change y to i, add -est
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