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Definitions

overlong

ADJECTIVE
long
Synonyms
WEAK
continued deep distant dragging drawn-out elongate elongated enduring enlarged expanded extensive far-off far-reaching faraway gangling great high lanky lasting lengthened lengthy lingering lofty long-drawn-out longish outstretched prolonged protracted rangy remote running spread-out spun out stretch stretched stretching stringy sustained tall towering

Example Sentences

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Now Lerone Martin, a Stanford professor and senior editor of the Martin Luther King Jr. Papers Project, offers a rich if overlong retelling of King’s life prior to Montgomery.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

The only thing “Saturday Night Live” loves more than an overlong current events cold open is running a successful joke into the ground.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2025

The momentum was frequently torpedoed by waffly, overlong video interludes - but Usher's magnetic stage presence just about held the concert together.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025

He could commute overlong sentences that keep people locked up for no good reason and free geriatric prisoners who are serving out gratuitous mandatory minimums.

From Slate • Dec. 2, 2024

We have our overlong pant cuffs pinned up with blanket pins, the latest thing.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood