adverb
- in a lengthy manner; for a long time or at great length
Examples
- The professor spoke lengthily about the causes of the Civil War.
- She explained lengthily why she had decided to change careers.
- The witness testified lengthily about what he had observed.
- He wrote lengthily in his journal every evening.
- The committee discussed the proposal lengthily before voting.
- The author describes the landscape lengthily in the opening chapter.