overly long
Frequency: 5.85.0 per million words
too long, with a negative connotation
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Examples (10)
- At 900 pages, the book is overly long.
- The presentation was overly long, causing many in the audience to lose interest.
- Her explanation for the delay felt overly long and confusing.
- Critics found the movie's final act to be overly long and dragged out.
- He wrote an overly long email detailing every single minor issue.
- The meeting was overly long, covering topics that could have been discussed in half the time.
- The dress was overly long for the occasion, making her trip.
- The committee's report turned out to be overly long and repetitive.
- We had to endure an overly long wait at the doctor's office.
- His speech was overly long and failed to keep the audience engaged.