Longsomeness

Longsomeness
Longsome Long"somea. [AS. langsum.] Extended in length; tiresome. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. --Prior. -- {Long"some*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Fuller. [1913 Webster]

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  • longsome — longsomely, adv. longsomeness, n. /lawng seuhm, long /, adj. tiresomely long; so protracted as to weary or cause boredom. [bef. 900; ME, OE longsum, langsum. See LONG1, SOME1] * * * …   Universalium

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