ppl. a. [f. LENGTHEN v. + -ED1.] Made longer. Also, extended in duration, prolonged, long; (of compositions, etc.) extending to great length, lengthy.

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1594.  Shaks., Rich. III., I. iii. 208. After many length’ned howres of griefe. Ibid. (1611), Cymb., V. iii. 13. Cowards liuing To dye with length’ned shame.

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1705.  trans. Bosman’s Guinea, 260. Is not this Letter fairly lengthened? I think it is: Wherefore ’tis high time to end the same.

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1728–46.  Thomson, Spring, 431. At once he darts along, Deep-struck, and runs out all the lengthened line.

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1776–96.  Withering, Brit. Plants (ed. 3), II. 498. Seeds crowned with the hairy lengthened styles.

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1788.  J. May, Jrnl. & Lett. (1873), 67. I am too busy to make lengthened remarks.

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1854.  Scoffern, in Orr’s Circ. Sci., Chem., 251. Professor Faraday undertook a lengthened investigation of the theory.

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1861.  Gladstone, Sp., 15 April, Financ. Statem. (1863), 218. Before absolutely closing this lengthened retrospect, I must say [etc.].

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1871.  Smiles, Charac., ii. (1876), 49. After a lengthened interview.

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