# lengthy

Pronunciation: say "LENG-thee" /ˈlɛŋθi/

## Adjective

1. Having considerable length; long and drawn out, especially in duration rather than physical extent.
   - Simple: Going on for a long time, often longer than people want.
   - _The developers faced a lengthy approval process before construction could begin._
   - _Her recovery from the surgery was lengthy but ultimately complete._
2. Marked by speaking or writing at excessive length; long-winded.
   - Simple: Using too many words when speaking or writing.
   - _The senator delivered a lengthy address that could have been summarized in five minutes._
   - _Reviewers complained that the author's lengthy footnotes buried the actual argument._

## Origin

Formed from "length" combined with the suffix "-y".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/lengthy (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).