Lengthily for Dummies

Okay, so let's talk about the word "lengthily." It's not a word that we use every day, but I'm here to help you understand it. Are you ready?

Now, imagine you are telling a story to your friends. You have so many interesting details to share that your story becomes very, very long. It keeps going on and on and on. That's what "lengthily" means. When something is done in a lengthily way, it means it takes a really long time or it is very drawn out.

For example, have you ever been to the store with your parents and they spent what felt like forever in there? That's because they were shopping lengthily - they took a really long time to choose the items they needed. Another example could be when you are telling a friend about the exciting vacation you took. If you give them every little detail, like what you ate for breakfast, what you wore each day, and every activity you did, then you are describing your trip lengthily.

But let's not confuse lengthily with just being long. Sometimes, things that are long are not lengthily because they don't take much time or effort. For instance, when you are reading a short story, it might be very long in terms of the number of pages, but it doesn't take too much time to finish. That's why we use "lengthily" to describe something that not only has a long length, but also requires a lot of time or feels like it takes a long time.

Think of it like drawing a picture. If you draw a simple picture, it may not take you too long. But if you decide to add every little detail, every leaf on a tree, every blade of grass, and every facial expression on a person, then your drawing becomes lengthily because it takes a lot more time and effort.

So, in summary, when we say something is done lengthily, it means that it takes a very long time or it is very drawn out with lots of details. It's like a story that keeps going and going, or an activity that takes forever to finish.