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Definition of Lengthier
1. lengthy [adj] - See also: lengthy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lengthier
Literary usage of Lengthier
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Question of the Houses by Charles A. Houfe (1895)
"of the United States and of the several States, would prove probably in practice
even lengthier and more complicated. Since Sir Henry Maine wrote, ..."
2. The Classical Heritage of the Middle Ages by Henry Osborn Taylor (1901)
"But probably Benoit followed a lengthier Latin version than the extant " Dares,"
... He may also have been acquainted with a lengthier " Dictys " version. ..."
3. The Classical Heritage of the Middle Ages by Henry Osborn Taylor (1911)
"But probably Benoît followed a lengthier Latin version than the extant " Dares,"
... He may also have been acquainted with a lengthier " Dictys " version. ..."
4. Life of Canning by Harold William Vazeille Temperley (1905)
"The absence of any modern work has sometimes compelled lengthier notes and a
somewhat fuller treatment and discussion than is suitable for a narrative. ..."
5. The Literary World by Samuel R. Crocker, Edward Abbott, Nicholas Paine Gilman, Madeline Vaughan Abbott Bushnell, Bliss Carman, Herbert Copeland (1881)
"The Atlantic Monthly for December contains the expressions "lengthier ... We find
in our dictionaries no authority for " lengthier," and we do not un ..."
6. Sessional Papers by Ontario Legislative Assembly (1900)
"... and 1st and 2nd went to Featherston and HJ Davis respectively, the former
showing a very nice, smooth pig and the latter a lengthier one of good type. ..."
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