English-Thai Dictionary

lengthy

ADJ ที่ มี ความ ยาว มาก  ที่ ยาว เกินไป  ti-me-kwam-yao-mak

 

lengthy

ADJ ที่ ยืดยาว (คำพูด  ที่ ยืดเยื้อ  prolonged precise ti-yued-yao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LENGTHY

a.Being long or moderately long; not short; not brief; applied mostly to moral subjects, as to discourses, writings, arguments, proceedings, etc. ; as a lengthy sermon; a lengthy dissertation; a lengthy detail. Lengthy period.
No ministerial act in France, in matters of judicial cognizance, is done without a process verbal, in which the facts are stated amidst a great deal of lengthy formality, with a degree of minuteness, highly profitable to the verbalizing officers and to the revenue.
P. S. Murray has sent or will send a double copy of the Bride and Giaour; in the last one, some lengthy additions; pray accept them, according to old customs.
Chalmers' Political Annals, in treating of South Carolina - is by no means as lengthy as Mr. Hewitt's History.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LENGTHY

Length "y, a. [Compar. Lengthier; superl. Lengthiest.]

 

Defn: Having length; rather long or too long; prolix; not brief; -- said chiefly of discourses, writings, and the like. "Lengthy periods." Washington. "Some lengthy additions." Byron. "These would be details too lengthy. " Jefferson. "To cut short lengthy explanations." Trench.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

lengthy

length y |ˈleNG (k )THē, ˈlen- ˈlɛŋθi | ▶adjective ( lengthier, lengthiest ) (esp. in reference to time ) of considerable or unusual length, esp. so as to be tedious: lengthy delays | a lengthy book. DERIVATIVES length i ly |-THəlē |adverb, length i ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

lengthy

lengthy |ˈlɛŋθi, ˈlɛŋkθi | ▶adjective ( lengthier, lengthiest ) (especially in reference to time ) of considerable or unusual length, especially so as to be tedious: lengthy delays. DERIVATIVES lengthily adverb, lengthiness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

lengthy

lengthy adjective 1 a lengthy civil war: long, very long, long-lasting, prolonged, extended; informal marathon. ANTONYMS short. 2 lengthy discussions: protracted, overlong, long-drawn-out; verbose, wordy, prolix, long-winded; tedious, boring, interminable. ANTONYMS brief.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

lengthy

lengthy adjective 1 a lengthy civil war: long, very long, of considerable length, long-lasting, prolonged, extended, extensive. ANTONYMS short. 2 the board held lengthy discussions on the report: protracted, very long, overlong, long-drawn-out; diffuse, discursive, verbose, wordy, garrulous, prolix, long-winded, ponderous, digressive, rambling, dragged out; tedious, boring, interminable, wearisome. ANTONYMS brief, concise.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

lengthy

length y /léŋ (k )θi /→length 形容詞 -ier ; -iest 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 長く続く ; 長すぎる ▸ over a lengthy period of time 長期間にわたって 2 (細かすぎて )長たらしい 〈話 文章など 〉.l é ngth i ly 副詞 l é ngth i ness 名詞