lengthy
UKleŋθiː
US'leŋθı
معنی فارسی
دراز مطول خسته کننده پرگو دراز نفس
معنی کامل و مثالها
/leŋk´thē, leŋ´-/adj.
● دراز، طولانی، مطول، خسته کننده، دیریاز، دیرپای
his lengthy lecture made me sleepy
نطق طولانی او مرا خوابآلود کرد.
a lengthy journey
سفری طولانی
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From length + -y, first used in the 1680s.
مثال
- The meeting was more lengthy than we anticipated.
- He gave a lengthy explanation for his tardiness.
- The book was interesting but quite lengthy.
ترکیبهای رایج
Lengthy discussion Lengthy process Lengthy report Lengthy delay
تعریف انگلیسی
adjective
- 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”
مترادفها
adjective
Long, lengthened, prolonged, prolix, protracted.