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    overlong
    /ˌəʊvəˈlɒŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. too long: "an overlong sermon"

    adverb

    • 1. for too long: "the pass was delayed overlong"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › overlongOverlong Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of OVERLONG is longer than usual or necessary : excessively long. How to use overlong in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOVERLONG | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. uk / ˌəʊ.vəˈlɒŋ / us / ˌoʊ.vɚˈlɑːŋ / Add to word list. too long: The last song on the album is brilliantly performed but overlong. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Lasting for a long time. all-night. ancient. be going strong idiom. changeless. dateless. incorruptibility. incorruptible. incorruptibly. languish. lasting.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOVERLONG definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective, adverb. too long. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Examples of 'overlong' in a sentence. overlong.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryOVERLONG | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. us / ˌoʊ.vɚˈlɑːŋ / uk / ˌəʊ.vəˈlɒŋ / Add to word list Add to word list. too long: The last song on the album is brilliantly performed but overlong. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Lasting for a long time. all-night. ancient. be going strong idiom. changeless. dateless. incorruptibility. incorruptible. incorruptibly. languish

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishoverlong adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of overlong adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › overlongOverlong - definition of overlong by The Free Dictionary

    Define overlong. overlong synonyms, overlong pronunciation, overlong translation, English dictionary definition of overlong. adj. Excessively long: an overlong play. adv. For too long: talked overlong.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › overlong_adjoverlong, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    OED's earliest evidence for overlong is from before 1400, in Cursor Mundi: a Northumbrian poem of the 14th century. It is also recorded as an adverb from the Middle English period (1150—1500). overlong is formed within English, by derivation.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › overlongOVERLONG Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Overlong definition: too or excessively long. See examples of OVERLONG used in a sentence.

  10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › overlongOverlong Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    OVERLONG meaning: longer than usual or necessary too long.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordOVERLONG - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    All you need to know about "OVERLONG" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.