lengthy
LENG-thee/ˈlɛŋθi/
Formslengthier, lengthiest
- 1Going on for a long time, often longer than people want.
Like a car trip that takes twice as long as you planned.
The meeting was lengthy, and everyone wanted to go home.
We sat through a lengthy delay before the plane finally took off.
Similarlong, prolonged, protracted, extended, drawn-out
- 2Using too many words when speaking or writing.
Like a story that takes ten minutes to tell a one-minute joke.
His lengthy speech repeated the same point again and again.
She sent a lengthy reply when a simple yes would have worked.
Similarlong-winded, wordy, verbose, rambling
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Origin
From the word "length" plus "-y".