lengthy

/'leɳθi/

Thân thiện

The family's lengthy dinner conversation lasted well into the evening.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Extending for a considerable time; long in duration: Describes something that lasts for a long time, often longer than usual or expected.
   • Tediously long; excessively verbose: Describes something, especially speech or writing, that is long and often boring or tiresome due to its excessive detail or lack of conciseness.

Usage and Examples

• Describing duration:

  • The meeting was quite lengthy, lasting over four hours.
  • She prepared a lengthy report for the committee.

• Describing tedious verbosity:

  • The lawyer's lengthy cross-examination tried the jury's patience.
  • He apologized for his lengthy email, explaining that the topic was complex.

Advanced Usage and Nuances

• "Lengthy" vs. "Long": While both indicate extended duration, "lengthy" often carries a negative connotation of being excessively or tediously long. "A long book" is neutral; "a lengthy book" suggests it may be overly long or difficult to get through.
• Common Collocations: Often used with words like .
  • The lengthy negotiations finally resulted in a peace treaty.

Variants and Related Words

• Length (n): The measurement of something from end to end; the amount of time something lasts.
  • The length of the film is three hours.
• Lengthily (adv): In a lengthy manner.
  • He spoke lengthily about the company's history.
• Lengthiness (n): The quality of being lengthy.
  • The main criticism of the document was its lengthiness.

Synonyms

• Prolonged: Continuing for a long time or longer than expected.
• Extended: Made longer; lasting longer.
• Protracted: Lasting for a long time, especially longer than is usual or necessary.
• Long-drawn-out: Excessively lengthy.

Antonyms

• Brief: Short in time or duration.
• Concise: Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words.
• Short: Lasting or taking a small amount of time.
• Succinct: Briefly and clearly expressed.

Idioms and Phrases

• A lengthy piece of work: A task or creative work that requires a long time to complete.
  • Writing his doctoral thesis was a lengthy piece of work.
• To go into lengthy details: To explain something with excessive and often unnecessary detail.
  • He went into lengthy details about the engine's malfunction.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
   • a drawn-out argument
   • an extended discussion
   • a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law
   • a prolonged and bitter struggle
   • protracted negotiations

Từ đồng nghĩa

• drawn-out
• extended
• prolonged
• protracted