Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: lengthy
IPA transcription: [l'ɛŋθi]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged, protracted
    Meaning: relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations"
Usage examples
  • It was a lengthy interview.
  • The mother walks gravely to and fro under the arches of her cloisters, she stops first here, then there; she makes a lengthy auscultation of the egg-wallet; she listens to all that happens inside the satin wrapper.