Crossword clues for lengthier
lengthier
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lengthy \Length"y\ (-[y^]), a. [Compar. Lengthier
(-[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Lengthiest.]
Having length; rather long or too long; prolix; not brief; --
said chiefly of discourses, writings, and the like. ``Lengthy
periods.''
--Washington. ``Some lengthy additions.''
--Byron.
``These would be details too lengthy.''
--Jefferson. ``To cut
short lengthy explanations.''
--Trench.
Wiktionary
a. (en-comparative of: lengthy)
WordNet
adj. 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" [syn: drawn-out, extended, prolonged, protracted]
[also: lengthiest, lengthier]
See lengthy
Usage examples of "lengthier".
Hosiah would even admit, quietly, to himself, that Patterson was his superior as a scholar of the Holy Word, due to his somewhat lengthier formal education, but of the two, Hosiah Jackson was marginally the better speaker, and so their relative talents played well off each other.
Those purposes, of course, turned on the truly thorough, long-term study of Mars, and included landings of auxiliary craft, for ever lengthier stays, all over the surface.