lengthful

adj

lengthful

adj

Etymology From length + -ful.

1

Obsolete long

  • He said ; the driver whirls his lengthful thong; The horses fly!1721, Homer (translated by Alexander Pope), The Iliad of Homer:
  • His lengthful bristles were hard and stood upright like darts; his glaring eyes were red and fiery;1793, François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon, The Adventures of Telemachus, the Son of Ulysses:
1 more example
  • The reading of good books cannot fail to have a beneficial effect upon the mind of the convicts; and it is also an efficient means for keeping them orderly and quiet during their lengthful hours of close seclusion.1883, Canada. Parliament, Sessional Papers of the Dominion of Canada:

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