word-vault/dist/data/cards/le/lengthy.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "lengthy",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "very long, and often too long, in time or size",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "lengthy delays"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I had to go through the lengthy process of obtaining a visa."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a lengthy explanation"
                },
                {
                    "text": "After a fairly lengthy delay, we were able to continue."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Agreement was finally reached after very lengthy discussions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A court case will be expensive and lengthy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a lengthy summary of the discussions in his diary."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈleŋkθi/",
                "audio": "le/lengthy/lengthy__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈleŋkθi/",
                "audio": "le/lengthy/lengthy__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}