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Meaning of "lengthily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LENGTHILY

lengthily  [ˈleŋθɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LENGTHILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lengthily is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES LENGTHILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lengthily in the English dictionary

The definition of lengthily in the dictionary is for a long time; interminably.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LENGTHILY


breathily
ˈbrɛθɪlɪ
earthily
ˈɜːθɪlɪ
filthily
ˈfɪlθɪlɪ
frothily
ˈfrɒθɪlɪ
healthily
ˈhelθɪlɪ
mouthily
ˈmaʊθɪlɪ
pithily
ˈpɪθɪlɪ
stealthily
ˈstelθɪlɪ
toothily
ˈtuːθɪlɪ
unhealthily
ʌnˈhelθɪlɪ
wealthily
ˈwelθɪlɪ
wrathily
ˈrɒθɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LENGTHILY

lenes
leng
Lenglen
length
length mark
lengthen
lengthener
lengthful
lengthier
lengthiest
lengthiness
lengthman
lengthmen
lengths
lengthsman
lengthsmen
lengthways
lengthwise
lengthy
lenience

WORDS THAT END LIKE LENGTHILY

flashily
gushily
mushily
noteworthily
patchily
praiseworthily
raunchily
scripophily
shily
sketchily
starchily
swarthily
techily
thankworthily
touchily
trashily
trustworthily
untrustworthily
unworthily
worthily

Synonyms and antonyms of lengthily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lengthily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LENGTHILY

Find out the translation of lengthily to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lengthily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lengthily» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

长地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

largamente
570 millions of speakers

English

lengthily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lengthily
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مطول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

растянуто
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

longamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lengthily
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

longuement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Panjangnya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ausführlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

長々と
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

길게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lengthily
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lengthily
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lengthily
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चपळपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uzun uzadıya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lungamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dlugie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розтягнуто
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

îndelung
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lengthily
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

langdurig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lengthily
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lengthily
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lengthily

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LENGTHILY»

The term «lengthily» is regularly used and occupies the 69.518 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LENGTHILY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lengthily» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lengthily» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lengthily

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LENGTHILY»

Discover the use of lengthily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lengthily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Annals of the Carnegie Museum
(Femora and posterior tibiae frequently lobate or lengthily spined.) d. Posterior femora spinulose, not lobate, nor lengthily spined. e. Antennae nodose. Fastigium of the vertex compressed, acuminate. Posterior femora with the genicular lobes ...
‎1915
2
Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases ...
Campbell uses the adverb lengthily. In his "Letters from the South," he says: — I could discourse lengthily on the names of Jugurtha, Juba, Syphax, &e. And again : — The hair of the head is bound lengthily behind. Here follow a few examples ...
John Russell Bartlett, 1877
3
Dictionary of Americanisms, 2nd ed. enlarged
Campbell uses the adverb lengthily. In his "Letters from the South," he says: — I could discourse lengthily on the names of Jugurtha, Juba, Syphax, &e. And again : — The hair of the head is bound lengthily behind. Here follow a few examples ...
John Russell Bartlett, 1877
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BARTLETT'S DICTIONARY OF AMERICANISMS
Campbell uses the adverb lengthily. In his " Letters from the South," he says : I could discourse lengthily on the names of Jugurtha, Juba, Syphax, etc. and again : The hair of the head is bound lengthily behind. Here follow a few examples from  ...
JOHN RUSSELL BARTLETT, 1859
5
The Complete Anas of Thomas Jefferson
Randolph opposed it with firmness, and pretty lengthily. The President replied to^ him lengthily, and concluded by saying he did not wish to have the thing hastily decided, but that we should consider of it, and give our opinions on his return ...
Thomas Jefferson, Franklin B. Sawvel, 1903
6
Entomological News
Femora entire, distinctly lengthily attenuate ; the anterior nearly as long as the middle femora ; posterior tibiae shortened to about three-fourths the length of the corresponding femora, lateral margins strongly dilated toward the apices, first ...
‎1906
7
transactions of the American Entomological Society and ...
VtVrilOTIIICIX. Hy. Edw. Cul. Ac. Sci., July, 1878. Eyes naked, slightly constricted, small ; head small, retracted, clothed with thin divergent vestiture ; palpi very short, not exceeding front ; heavily and lengthily fringed beneath ; terminal joint ...
‎1883
8
Jefferson's Germantown Letters: Together with Other Papers ...
be ordd. away ? he went lengthily into observns. on his conduct to raise against the Executive 1. the people, 2. the state govmts. 3. the congress. he shewed he felt the venom of Genet's pen, but declared he would not chuse his insolence ...
Thomas Jefferson, Charles Francis Jenkins, 1906
9
Memoir, correspondence and miscellanies from the papers of ...
He went lengthily into observations on his conduct, to raise against the executive, 1. the people, 2. the State governments, 3. the Congress. He showed he felt the venom of Genet's pen, but declared he would not choose his insolence should ...
Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Randolph, 1830
10
Memoir, correspondence, and miscellanies from the papers of ...
He went lengthily into observations on his conduct, to raise against the executive, 1. the people, 2. the State governments, 3. the Congress. He shewed he felt the venom of Genet's pen, but declared he would not choose his insolence should ...
Thomas Jefferson, 1829

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LENGTHILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lengthily is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Guardian Live: Is devolution a good deal for Manchester's NHS?
“I've witnessed senior number 10 advisers lengthily debating the pros and cons of building a new hospital in Merseyside or Tameside before a ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Two men accused of dragging, killing dog in Lexington
Both suspects have lengthily criminal histories, according to the judge and Fayette County court records. People for the Ethical Treatment of ... «WTVQ, Jul 15»
3
Who must give way to who?
The President vouched for Marquez lengthily in his speech. He cited Marquez was the National Security Task Force Commander during the ... «Philippine Star, Jul 15»
4
Ebola Virus Survivors Instinct - Sex Eclipses Dog Theory
Mulbah confirmed that he and his sick cousin (sick boy) lengthily interacted upon his return to Monrovia saying, "Up today's date I have not ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
5
50 Cent pokes fun at bankruptcy woes
Chapter 11 bankruptcies are generally lengthily affairs, and 50 Cent plans to keep up his appearances on the music scene. He has a concert ... «KSPR, Jul 15»
6
A Generation of Whiners in the face of adversity
... wish to minimize the impact of the gravity of the state machinery of thievery, and restore the legacy of Mandela we should not wait for lengthily ... «News24, Jul 15»
7
Parks, Jr. finally scores in NBA Summer League as Cuban roots for …
While at the line shooting his free throws, NBA TV commentators Spero Dedes and Brent Barry lengthily talked about Parks, Jr.'s 'fascinating' ... «Philippine Star, Jul 15»
8
Conor McGregor Knocks Out Chad Mendes to Win Interim UFC …
After being lengthily forced to defend himself from his back, McGregor caught Mendes with straight left hands and a kick to the body. As Mendes ... «Yibada, Jul 15»
9
UFC 189 Results: Robbie Lawler TKOs Rory MacDonald to Retain …
The Canadian MacDonald was attempting to bring back the UFC Weteweight title, once lengthily held by countryman George St. Pierre, to his ... «Yibada, Jul 15»
10
Inside Connaught Hospital
The matron in the Connaught hospital, Isatu Kamara spoke lengthily about the current status of the hospital which she has served in her ... «Graphic Online, Jul 15»

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