Length"y (-?), a.
[Compar. Lengthier (-ĭ*ẽr);
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.