lengthsome en · ADJ
Etymology
From length + -some.
Meanings
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Of significant length; long; lengthy.
[…] and of course I planned a number of schemes for making it, when the time should come, duly effective and elegant. I pined to learn something of her during the lengthsome days of absence.
1869, The New Eclectic Magazine, volume 5, page 341:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more lengthsome | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most lengthsome | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |