lengthy
leng thee
- s relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law
- Castro will have a lengthy convalescing period, these officials believe, during which his brother will have to make decisions and public appearances in his place.
- But there is a downside: the number of soldiers requiring long-term mental-health services soars with repeated deployments and lengthy combat tours.
- But that process, in Iowa, is a lengthy one and unlike in California, the constitution can't be amended by a simple vote of the people.