"lengthy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-lengthy.wav Forms: lengthier [comparative], lengthiest [superlative]
Etymology: From length + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|length|y}} length + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} lengthy (comparative lengthier, superlative lengthiest)
  1. Having length; long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension. Translations (long in physical distance): твърде дълъг (tvǎrde dǎlǎg) (Bulgarian), roa (Maori), whāroa (Maori), upuzun [singular] (Turkish) Translations (long of time): проточен (protočen) (Bulgarian), دوور ودرێژ (dûr widrêj) (Central Kurdish), zdlouhavý [masculine] (Czech), longaĉa (Esperanto), long (French), longuet (French), lang (German), ausgedehnt (German), langdauernd (German), langwierig (German), ellenlang (German), langanhaltend (German), hosszadalmas (Hungarian), lungo (Italian), esteso (Italian), lento (Italian), taumano (Maori), tautini (Maori), tūroa (Maori), extensível (Portuguese), extenso (Portuguese), дли́тельный (dlítelʹnyj) (Russian), lång (Swedish), långvarig (Swedish), utdragen (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-lengthy-en-adj-r7fAXzHp Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'long in physical distance': 92 8 Disambiguation of 'long of time': 100 0
  2. Speaking or writing at length; long-winded. Translations (long-winded): многословен (mnogosloven) (Bulgarian), многосло́вный (mnogoslóvnyj) (Russian), многоречи́вый (mnogorečívyj) (Russian), простра́нный (prostránnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-lengthy-en-adj-b6caVJrJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 29 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of 'long-winded': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lengthful, lengthish, lengthsome

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "long of time",
      "word": "långvarig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "long of time",
      "word": "utdragen"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "tvǎrde dǎlǎg",
      "sense": "long in physical distance",
      "word": "твърде дълъг"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "long in physical distance",
      "word": "roa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "long in physical distance",
      "word": "whāroa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "long in physical distance",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ],
      "word": "upuzun"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mnogosloven",
      "sense": "long-winded",
      "word": "многословен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mnogoslóvnyj",
      "sense": "long-winded",
      "word": "многосло́вный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mnogorečívyj",
      "sense": "long-winded",
      "word": "многоречи́вый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prostránnyj",
      "sense": "long-winded",
      "word": "простра́нный"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lengthy"
}

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