overlong
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4.2
- adjective
- /ˈoʊvərlɔŋ/
- She found the overlong lecture difficult to focus on and wished it had been shorter.
- overlong sleeves
- overlong wait
- overlong arms
Examples
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But during an overlong all-ages show, it's a tool for bored youths to annoy those around them.
Blog text (33) -
The movie was enjoyable, but it felt a bit overlong at nearly three hours.
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You have to lump some things together, else you end up with an overlong list of categories.
Blog text (19) -
Are you prepared for an overlong, sometimes maddening film experience?
Blog text (1) -
His hair was nearly black, overlong, and brushed straight back from his high forehead.
Fiction book (1995) -
The AC games are notoriously bad for overlong tutorials.
Blog text (26) -
Some critics found it definitive (it was) and magisterial (well, maybe), while others thought it overlong and overstuffed.
Academic text (2016) -
The speech was vintage Clinton, overlong for sure, insults delivered with a folksy grin, references to his own time.
Blog text (7) -
Your new film in an overlong-running franchise: this Batman/Bond has the darkness, edginess, and grit of the original.
Blog text (2) -
They decided to trim the overlong report down to its most essential points.
Synonyms
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1.0
Greater than usual in length, time or amount
116
4.0
Lasting longer than usual
114
3.5
Lasting a long time and making people bored
80
3.9
Continuing for a longer time than usual
22
4.6
Lasting longer than needed and feeling tiring
Antonyms
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Overlong is made from over meaning 'too much' and long meaning 'lasting a long time'. So, overlong literally means 'too long' and is used for something that is longer than necessary or desirable.