longsome
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Etymology edit
From Middle English longsum, from Old English langsum (“long; taking a long time; lasting a long time; long-enduring; long-suffering”), from Proto-West Germanic *langasam (“lengthy; long-lasting; vast; extensive”), equivalent to long + -some.
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longsome (comparative more longsome, superlative most longsome)
- (archaic, UK dialectal) Marked or characterised by longness or length; lengthy; long-lasting; protracted.
- (UK dialectal) Tedious; tiresomely long.
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- (characterised by longness): lengthsome; see also Thesaurus:long
- (long-lasting, protracted): diuturnal, prolonged; see also Thesaurus:lasting
- (tedious): plodding, tiresome; see also Thesaurus:boring or Thesaurus:wearisome
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