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longsomely

longsomely adverb: in a longsome, long-lasting, or tedious manner; lengthily.

Adverb

longsomely (comparative more longsomely, superlative most longsomely)

  1. In a longsome, long-lasting, or tedious manner; lengthily.

Synonyms of longsomely

Forms of longsomely

comparativemore longsomely
superlativemost longsomely

Origin of longsomely

From Middle English *langsumliche, from Old English langsumlīċe (“long, during or for a long time; patiently, with long-suffering”), equivalent to longsome + -ly.

Questions about longsomely

What does longsomely mean?
Longsomely means in a longsome, long-lasting, or tedious manner; lengthily.
What part of speech is longsomely?
Longsomely is an adverb.

Words near longsomely in the dictionary

  1. longsilog
  2. longsleeved
  3. longsnout seahorse
  4. longsnout seahorses
  5. longsome
  6. longsomely
  7. longsomeness
  8. longspine snipefish
  9. longspine snipefishes
  10. longspun
  11. longspur

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