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What is the adjective for long-lasting?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs long, longe and longhaul which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

long
  1. Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point (usually applies to horizontal dimensions; see Usage Notes below).
  2. Having great duration.
  3. Seemingly lasting a lot of time, because it is boring or tedious or tiring.
  4. (Britain, dialect) Not short; tall.
  5. (finance) Possessing or owning stocks, bonds, commodities or other financial instruments with the aim of benefiting of the expected rise in their value.
  6. (cricket) Of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position).
  7. (tennis, of a ball or a shot) That land beyond the baseline (and therefore is out).
  8. Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.
  9. Synonyms:
      10. lengthy, lengthened, considerable, great, expanded, extended, faraway, extensive, far, distant, lasting, far-reaching, long-lasting, of considerable length, spread out, long haul, wide, comprehensive, broad, thorough, vast, sweeping, universal, complete, widespread, wide-ranging, wholesale, boundless, all-inclusive, exhaustive, huge, large, profound, pervasive, big, expansive, all-encompassing, large-scale, sizable, deep, all-embracing, humongous, far-flung, major, rangy, protracted, massive, blanket, prevalent, scopious … more
  10. Examples:
      11. “He ran an unbelievably long distance, though for him personally, it was a mere casual jog.”
      “His long arms are going to be a nightmare for defenders, and it is going to make him a scoring machine.”
      “It measures an impressive 16-feet long, but its size does not always provide an advantage.”
longitudinal
  1. Relating to length, or to longitude.
    1. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  2. Running in the direction of the long axis of a body.
  3. Forward and/or backward, relative to some defined direction.
  4. (study) Sampling data over time rather than merely once.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. lengthwise, linear, elongated, endlong, horizontal, long, longstanding, prolonged, protracted, continued, continuing, extensive, long-term, long-run, drawn-out … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “The distal half of the shaft has a faint longitudinal ridge running along the midline of the anterior face.”
      “Over a longitudinal time frame, to what extent is there a power law in user activity for those users that gain top news stories on these sites?”
longsome
  1. (archaic, Britain dialectal) Marked or characterised by longness or length; lengthy; long-lasting; protracted.
  2. (Britain dialectal) Tedious; tiresomely long.
  3. Examples:
      4. “At the table a game of chess to play, Will help to beguile the longsome day.”
      “This way the measurement period of longsome enzyme kinetics as for example cholesterol with more than one hour, can still be performed in the same time also for sample series with for instance 14 samples.”
longform
  1. (advertising, of a television advertisement) Running for a relatively long time, typically more than two minutes.
  2. (journalism, of an article) longer, and more detailed than is normal
  3. Examples:
      4. “Will Storr is a novelist and an award winning longform journalist, who will also be at this year's Latitude.”
      “The banks however will only offer interim financing against longform contracts.”
      “Byliner.com, a Web site for original and aggregated longform articles, launched yesterday.”
longipennine
  1. (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Longipennes, generally an order in some obsolete classifications; longipennate.
longirostrine
  1. (zoology) Having a long jaw or rostrum, especially of a crocodilian
longilateral
  1. Having long sides, or, especially, the form of a long parallelogram.
longevously
  1. In a longevous way; with longevity; for an extended amount of time.
longtailed
  1. Having a long tail (used in the names of various birds and animals).
longward
  1. (physics) Describing a region towards longer wavelengths
long-lasting
  1. Persisting or enduring for a long time.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. enduring, lasting, strong, abiding, permanent, continuing, durable, stable, eternal, established, persistent, firm, perennial, reliable, resilient, fast, immortal, persisting, steadfast, remaining, surviving, ongoing, prevailing, lifelong, constant, fixed, long-standing, everlasting, steady, perpetual, long-lived, undying, timeless, immutable, perdurable, unending, unchanging, imperishable, ageless, dateless, deep-rooted, secure, unfading, old, never-ending, long-term, endless, unwavering, unfaltering, changeless … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “It's only quite recently that the long-lasting and devastating effects of such chemicals on wildlife have come to light.”
      “High-quality products and service has been a long-lasting tradition of our company.”
      “My own experience was less dramatic, but it had a deep and long-lasting effect.”
longhauled
  1. Which has been transported long distances.
longipennate
  1. (zoology) Having long wings or quills
    1. Having wings that, when folded, extend past the end of the tail.
long
  1. (archaic) On account of, because of.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. lengthy, lengthened, considerable, great, expanded, extended, faraway, extensive, far, distant, lasting, far-reaching, long-lasting, of considerable length, spread out, long haul, wide, comprehensive, broad, thorough, vast, sweeping, universal, complete, widespread, wide-ranging, wholesale, boundless, all-inclusive, exhaustive, huge, large, profound, pervasive, big, expansive, all-encompassing, large-scale, sizable, deep, all-embracing, humongous, far-flung, major, rangy, protracted, massive, blanket, prevalent, scopious … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “He ran an unbelievably long distance, though for him personally, it was a mere casual jog.”
      “His long arms are going to be a nightmare for defenders, and it is going to make him a scoring machine.”
      “It measures an impressive 16-feet long, but its size does not always provide an advantage.”
longer
  1. comparative form of long: more long
  2. Synonyms:
      3. superior, bigger, larger, big, expanded, extended, grander, large, sizable, taller, wider … more
longnecked
  1. Having a long neck.
longstemmed
  1. Having a long stem.
longevous
  1. Long-lasting, especially of life.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. permanent, long-lived, lengthy, extended, long, prolonged, marathon, great, enduring, persistent, far, persisting, chronic, perennial, sustaining, perdurable, persevering, long-lasting, long-drawn-out, long-drawn, old as Methuselah, long-standing, long-term, protracted, lasting, drawn-out, abiding, sustained, continuing, interminable, extensive, lingering, constant, continual, unending, ceaseless, durable, dragging, overlong, drawn out, dragged out, endless, everlasting, continuous, incessant, unabating, recurrent, lifelong, slow, old … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The longevous tortoise amazed everyone with its ability to live for more than a century.”
      “According to Bell's data, longevous parents add as much as twenty years to the average life span of their offspring.”
      “For a long while, only Elizabeth Bishop appeared to be judged worthy of succeeding the longevous Miss Moore.”
longish
  1. Somewhat long.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. long, elongated, lanky, outstretched, rangy, stretching, stretchy, elongate, stretched, stretched out, lengthy, lengthened, overlong, stringy, enlarged, extended, oversized, ponderous, garrulous, king-size, king-sized, of considerable length, king size, very long, great, expanded, extensive, deep, gangling, spread out, far-off, far-reaching, widened, spread, outspread, spun out, wide, protracted, scopious, unbroken, solid, large-scale, prolonged, endless, interminable, undivided, continuous, drawn out, drawn-out, increased … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “There is a longish cadenza that is well-integrated into the movement's thematic structure.”
      “Furthermore, the hollow body is a solid-drawn steel tube which is provided with a plurality of longish recesses.”
      “A small derby hat adorned his balding pate, longish scraggles of grey-hairs nearly whispering along his ears and neck.”
longest
  1. superlative form of long: most long
  2. Synonyms:
      3. lengthiest, greatest, farthest, longest-lasting, most considerable, most extended, most extensive, most distant, most lasting, most far-reaching, lankiest, rangiest, stretchiest, most elongated, most outstretched, most elongate, slowest, boringest, most prolonged, most protracted, most enduring, most sustained, most interminable, most tedious, most time-consuming, most wearisome, most drawn-out, most long-drawn-out, most spun out, most photographic, most retentive, most recollective, most tenacious, longest-term, most foresighted, most foresightful, most farsighted, most provident, most farseeing, most forethoughtful, most prescient, most proactive, most forehanded, most visionary, most forward-looking … more
longed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of long
  2. Synonyms:
      3. yearned, pined, ached, oke, aken, wished, burned, burnt, hungered, thirsted, itched, panted, hoped, craved, needed, coveted, wanted, desired, hankered, lusted, yenned, dreamt of, ate one's heart out over, eaten one's heart out over, hankered after, hankered for, had a yen, lusted after, set one's heart on, set your sights on … more
longing
  1. present participle of long
  2. Synonyms:
      3. spoiling for something, anticipate, craving, desiring, expect, hankering, pining, thirsting, yearning, itch, be out for, aching, wishing, burning, hungering, itching, panting, hoping, needing, coveting, wanting, lusting, yenning, eating one's heart out over, having a yen, dreaming of, hankering after, lusting after, setting your sights on, hankering for, setting one's heart on, longing for, wishing for, hungering for, thirsting for, yearning for, pining for, dreaming, fancying, sighing, having a longing, having a yen for, missing, suspiring, wanting badly, aching for, aspiring, regretting the absence of, crying out for, having a hankering … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “He gave her one last longing glance, grabbed his duster, and walked out the door.”
longed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of long
  2. Synonyms:
      3. yearned, pined, ached, oke, aken, wished, burned, burnt, hungered, thirsted, itched, panted, hoped, craved, needed, coveted, wanted, desired, hankered, lusted, yenned, dreamt of, ate one's heart out over, eaten one's heart out over, hankered after, hankered for, had a yen, lusted after, set one's heart on, set your sights on … more
longeing
  1. present participle of longe
longhauling
  1. present participle of longhaul.
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