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# lengthy

adjective

«lengthy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Lengthy means very long, often too long, in time or in words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthy/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used in everyday and formal writing: «a lengthy wait», «a lengthy report», «lengthy instructions». It tells the reader something took a long time, often in a boring or tiring way.

### Examples

- We had a lengthy wait at the doctor's. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthy/#x1)
- The speech was lengthy and dull. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthy/#x2)
- She wrote a lengthy letter to her pen pal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthy/#x3)
- The lengthy instructions confused everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthy/#x4)
- After a lengthy search, we found the keys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthy/#x5)
- The court case was lengthy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthy/#x6)
- After a somewhat lengthy journey the Prince and the wolf came to the kingdom ruled over by the Emperor who possessed the golden horse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthy/#x7)

### Note

Usually about time or text, not physical objects (say «a long rope», not «a lengthy rope»). Noun: length; verb: lengthen. Often slightly negative.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lengthy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lengthy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lengthy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lengthy.html) on Mova free.