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View synonyms for livelong
livelong
[ liv-lawng, -long ]
adjective
- (of time) whole or entire, especially when tediously long, slow in passing, etc.:
We picked apples the livelong day.
livelong
/ ˈlɪvˌlɒŋ /
adjective
- (of time) long or seemingly long, esp in a tedious way (esp in the phrase all the livelong day )
- whole; entire
noun
- another name for orpine
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Example Sentences
How dreary to be somebody / How public, like a frog / To tell your name the livelong day / To an admiring bog.
From Washington Post
“Do you know we have been together the whole livelong day, Robert—since early this morning?” she said at parting.
From Literature
She will stay in that bed the livelong day.
From Literature
Suffice it to say that it doesn’t exactly boost morale to be greeted by an endless string of indignant, agonised, horror-movie-outtake variations on “How did you get this number?” all the livelong day.
From The Guardian
Phil is livelong, including a stint as a principal guest conductor in the 1980s.
From Los Angeles Times
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