The meaning of Lengthy

verb

Spread over a wide area or between a large number of people.

Usage examples:

Technologies diffuse rapidly

adjective

Spread out over a large area; not concentrated.

Usage examples:

The diffuse community which centred on the church

verb

To spread or cause something to spread in many directions

Usage examples:

[ t ] television is a powerful means of diffusing knowledge., [ t ] the guide tried to diffuse the …

adjective

Digressing from subject to subject.

Usage examples:

Students often write dull, second-hand, discursive prose

adjective

Involving discussion

Usage examples:

A discursive essay, a discursive writer/speech

adjective

Made larger; enlarged.

Usage examples:

An extended kitchen and new balcony

verb

Cause to cover a wider area; make larger.

Usage examples:

The car park has been extended

adjective

Long or longer than usual

Usage examples:

There will be extended election day coverage on the evening news., they’re taking an extended vacat…

adjective

Covering or affecting a large area.

Usage examples:

An extensive garden

adjective

Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.

Usage examples:

A garrulous cab driver

adjective

Having the habit of talking a lot, esp. about unimportant things

Usage examples:

I had talked too much about myself and felt like a garrulous old fool.

adjective

Measuring a great distance from end to end.

Usage examples:

A long corridor

adverb

(of a vowel) categorized as long with regard to quality and length (e.g. in standard british english the vowel /uː/ in food is long as distinct from the short vowel /ʊ/ in good ).

verb

Have a strong wish or desire.

Usage examples:

She longed for a little more excitement

adjective

Taking more time than is necessary

Usage examples:

A long-drawn-out process

adjective

Continuing for a long period of time

Usage examples:

A long-lasting friendship

idiom

Using or containing too many words

adjective

(of speech or writing) continuing at tedious length.

Usage examples:

A long-winded question

adjective

Capable of doing something for a long time without becoming breathless.

adjective

Too long.

Usage examples:

An overlong sermon

adverb

For too long.

Usage examples:

The pass was delayed overlong

adjective

Too long

Usage examples:

The last song on the album is brilliantly performed but overlong.

adjective

Slow and clumsy because of great weight.

Usage examples:

A swarthy, ponderous giant of a man

adjective

Slow and awkward because of being very heavy or large, or (esp. of speech or writing) boring and difficult

Usage examples:

A ponderous pace, ponderous dialogue

adjective

(of speech or writing) using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy.

Usage examples:

He found the narrative too prolix and discursive

adjective

Using too many words and therefore boring or difficult to read or listen to

Usage examples:

The author's prolix style has done nothing to encourage sales of the book.

adjective

Continuing for a long time or longer than usual; lengthy.

Usage examples:

The region suffered a prolonged drought

verb

Extend the duration of.

Usage examples:

An idea which prolonged the life of the engine by many years

adjective

Continuing for a long time

Usage examples:

Prolonged use of the drug is known to have harmful side-effects.

adjective

Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.

Usage examples:

A protracted and bitter dispute

verb

Prolong.

Usage examples:

He had certainly taken his time, even protracting the process

adjective

Lasting for a long time, or made to continue longer than necessary

Usage examples:

Their protracted legal battle may soon be resolved.

adjective

Using or expressed in more words than are needed.

Usage examples:

Much academic language is obscure and verbose

adjective

Using or containing more words than are necessary

Usage examples:

A verbose explanation/report/speech/style, he was a notoriously verbose after-dinner speaker.

adjective

Using or expressed in rather too many words.

Usage examples:

A wordy and repetitive account

adjective

Containing too many words

Usage examples:

Your memo is too wordy – make it short and to the point.