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lengthier

lengthier is the comparative form of lengthy.

Meaning of lengthy

Adjective

lengthy (comparative lengthier, superlative lengthiest)

  1. Having length; long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension.
    • a lengthy text
  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.1863, John Cumming, Driftwood, seaweed and fallen leaves, volume 1, page 92

Questions about lengthier

What is lengthier the comparative form of?
Lengthier is the comparative form of lengthy.

Words near lengthier in the dictionary

  1. lengthens out
  2. lengthens up
  3. lengther
  4. lengthers
  5. lengthful
  6. lengthier
  7. lengthiest
  8. lengthily
  9. lengthiness
  10. lengthinesses
  11. lengthing

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