lengthy

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English length Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English lengthy From length + -y.

1. Having length; long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension.

   “a lengthy text”

   “a lengthy discussion”

2. Speaking or writing at length; long-winded.

   “If, in addition to being a lengthy preacher, he had also been a Rev. Mr. Mumbles or a Rev. Dr. Drone, the penance thus endured by his people would have been intolerably severe.”