Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a lengthy manner; at great length.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a lengthy manner; at great length or extent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
lengthy way, in a manner that is long and drawn out, especially in time.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a lengthy or prolix manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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Not every actor can lengthily quote Shakespeare verbatim but those who are successful have a degree of that ephemeral "emotional intelligence" apparent in many other professions.
Carl Sferrazza Anthony: How Hollywood Helped Reagan Change Washington (PHOTOS) Carl Sferrazza Anthony 2011
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When not lengthily bogged down in angst, a readable, non-formulaic police procedural with a twist.
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I fell a little like “Bob” in “Lost in Translation” when the director of the Suntory ad that he is doing explains rather lengthily what he wants Bob to emote and the translator says “He says he want you to look at camera with more intensity.”
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I'll write a more lengthily review of the book after I've read it.
Books 2009
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Not every actor can lengthily quote Shakespeare verbatim but those who are successful have a degree of that ephemeral "emotional intelligence" apparent in many other professions.
Carl Sferrazza Anthony: How Hollywood Helped Reagan Change Washington (PHOTOS) Carl Sferrazza Anthony 2011
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There are no shortcuts to circumvent the lengthily process of doing it the right way.
Jerry Chautin: Don't Trust SBA or Lender Endorsed Business Plans 2010
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There are no shortcuts to circumvent the lengthily process of doing it the right way.
Jerry Chautin: Don't Trust SBA or Lender Endorsed Business Plans 2010
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Almost all the experts agree that it's a good idea - unlike other issues surrounding weight loss which are disputed constantly, lengthily, and with the acrimony normally reserved for ethnic conflicts in the Balkans.
Walk Like a Man 2010
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Almost all the experts agree that it's a good idea - unlike other issues surrounding weight loss which are disputed constantly, lengthily, and with the acrimony normally reserved for ethnic conflicts in the Balkans.
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There are no shortcuts to circumvent the lengthily process of doing it the right way.
Jerry Chautin: Don't Trust SBA or Lender Endorsed Business Plans 2010
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