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[ adverb ] in a lengthy or prolix manner

Synonyms

at_length

Examples

"the argument went on lengthily" "she talked at length about the problem"

Used in print

(Christopher Davis, First Family....)

His parents talked seriously and lengthily to their own doctor and to a specialist at the University_Hospital - Mr._McKinley was entitled to a discount for members of his family - and it was decided it would be best for him to take the remainder of the term off , spend a_lot of time in bed and , for the rest , do pretty_much as he chose - provided , of_course , he chose to do nothing too exciting or too debilitating .

Related terms

drawn-out drawn-out

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