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at length
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | itemized, particularized |
| Synonyms: | abundant, accurate, all-inclusive, amplified, at length, blow-by-blow, circumstantial, circumstantiated, clocklike, complete, complicated, comprehensive, copious, definite, described, developed, disclosed, elaborate, elaborated, enumerated, exact, exhausting, exhaustive, finicky*, full, fussy*, individual, individualized, intricate, meticulous, minute, narrow, nice, point-by-point, precise, seriatim, specific, specified, thorough, unfolded |
| Antonyms: | brief, cursory, inexhaustive, nonspecific, sparing, uncomplicated, undetailed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rambling |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sprawling, spread out |
| Synonyms: | at length, covering, gangling, here and there, irregular, random, scattered, spreading, straggling, strewn, trailing, unplanned |
| Antonyms: | direct, straight |
| Main Entry: | ad infinitum |
| Part of Speech: | adjective, adverb |
| Definition: | to infinity |
| Synonyms: | at length, continuously, endlessly, forever, having no end, in perpetuity, interminably, never-ending, on and on, perpetually, relentlessly, unlimitedly, without end, without limit |
| Main Entry: | ad nauseam |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | to a sickening degree |
| Synonyms: | at length, boringly, endlessly, in detail, lengthily, long-windedly, more than one can stomach, repeatedly, repetitively, to an excessive degree, to nauseating extremes, to the point of queasiness, too much |
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