Overlong
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Overlong is an adjective meaning Too long; overly long.
Meaning
Too long; overly long.
More Meanings
- Too long, for an excessively long time.
Example Sentences
O, hold me not with silence over-long!
He does not need to think overlong to know what the right thing is.
As the Island Mindanao lies very convenient for Trade, so considering its distance, the way thither may not be over long and tiresome.
The next minute the little boy, still in his overlong trousers, was being dragged out of the house by the warden who had him by the ear.
Word Forms
- over-long
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overprotracted, lengthy, superlong, extralong, long-winded, overwordy.
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