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- pronunciation:
- lengk
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
lengthier, lengthiest |
| definition 1: |
tediously long in duration, as a speech.
The students began to fidget toward the end of the lengthy lecture.- antonyms:
- quick, short
- similar words:
- long
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| definition 2: |
having great linear extent; very long.
We'll need some lengthy material for the curtains.- antonyms:
- short
- similar words:
- long
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| related words: |
long, slow, verbose |
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| derivations: |
lengthily (adv.), lengthiness (n.) |
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