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—longsomely, adv. —longsomeness, n./lawng"seuhm, long"-/, adj.tiresomely long; so protracted as to weary or cause boredom.[bef. 900; ME, OE longsum, langsum. See LONG1, -SOME1]
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Longsome — Long somea. [AS. langsum.] Extended in length; tiresome. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. Prior. {Long some*ness}, n. [Obs.] Fuller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
longsome — [lôŋ′səm] adj. [ME langsum < OE < lang, LONG1 + sum, SOME1] Dial. lengthy; overly long; tedious … English World dictionary
longsome — adjective Date: before 12th century tediously long • longsomely adverb • longsomeness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
longsome — adjective /ˈlɒŋsəm/ Long lasting, lengthy … Wiktionary
longsome — long·some … English syllables
longsome — long•some [[t]ˈlɔŋ səm, ˈlɒŋ [/t]] adj. tiresomely long • Etymology: bef. 900; ME, OE longsum, langsum. See long I, some I long′some•ly, adv. long′some•ness, n … From formal English to slang
longsome — … Useful english dictionary
Longsomeness — Longsome Long somea. [AS. langsum.] Extended in length; tiresome. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. Prior. {Long some*ness}, n. [Obs.] Fuller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Diffuseness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Diffuseness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 diffuseness diffuseness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 amplification amplification &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 dilating dilating &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 verbosity verbosity verbiage … English dictionary for students
longsomely — adverb see longsome … New Collegiate Dictionary
