lengthy

[ lengk-thee, leng-, len- ]

/ ˈlɛŋk θi, ˈlɛŋ-, ˈlɛn- /

having or being of great length; very long: a lengthy journey.

tediously verbose; very long; too long: a lengthy speech.

Origin of lengthy

An Americanism dating back to 1680–90; length + -y¹

length·i·ly, adverb length·i·ness, noun

Senhor José remains stationary, but this lengthy series of clauses propels the reader along an unmarked path.

The Lost Novel of Nobel-Winner José Saramago |Charles Shafaieh |January 5, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
“I brought it with no small degree of trepidation,” Kucinich recalled in a lengthy phone conversation with the Daily Beast.

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Now San Bernardino County authorities have announced a triumphant conclusion to their lengthy investigation into the case.

Family's Best Friend Charged With Murdering Them All |Nina Strochlic |November 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
During our lengthy chat, Cal can be heard scampering around and giggling in the background.

Julian Casablancas Enters the Void: On the Strokes’ Friction, Why He Left NYC, and Starting Over |Marlow Stern |October 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

But that quiet approach has served the onetime UCLA quarterback, now 63, well through his lengthy acting career.

NCIS’s Mark Harmon Is the World’s Biggest TV Star |Jason Lynch |September 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
This speech, since not addressed to Lady Crowborough, was too lengthy for her taste.

Thorley Weir |E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson
A lengthy convoy of artillery was crossing, and behind them again were endless other convoys.

The Flaming Sword in Serbia and Elsewhere |Mabel Annie Boulton Stobart
Actually, he studied his companion, and attempted to read the lengthy telegram which the other had composed.

The Clock Strikes Thirteen |Mildred A. Wirt
Its use, however, is so limited in this country that it is scarcely necessary to go into a lengthy discussion as to its merits.

Health on the Farm |H. F. Harris
This is quite a lengthy law and would appear to cover almost every point of regulation of the traffic.

The Washington Historical Quarterly, Volume V, 1914 |Various

lengthy

/ (ˈlɛŋkθɪ, ˈlɛŋθɪ) /

of relatively great or tiresome extent or duration

lengthily, adverb lengthiness, noun