lengthy

adjective2

1. •
   Having length; long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension.

   • She died last night after a lengthy illness.
   • They received lengthy prison terms.
2. •
   Speaking or writing at length; long-winded.

   • If, in addition to being a lengthy preacher, he had also been a Rev. Mr. Mumbles or a Rev. Dr. Drone, the penance thus endured by his people would have been intolerably severe. — 1863