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Definition of livelong :
1. Lasting; durable.
2. Whole; entire; long in passing; - used of time, as day or night, in adverbial phrases, and usually with a sense of tediousness.
Synonyms:
orpine, Sedum telephium, orpin, live-forever, whole, entire, complete
durable (part of speech: adjective)
everlasting, enduring, lengthy, interminable, lifetime, lifelong, perpetual, long, eternal, incessant, long-life, prolonged, durable, lasting, perennial
Usage examples:
- Pots and pans, kettles and crockery placed upon it danced a clattering dance the livelong night, and spilled their contents, disturbed the farmer's rest, and worrited the family. - "Vanishing England", P. H. Ditchfield.
- The sun, that had throbbed the livelong day like a great heart of fire in a sea of brass, was sinking from sight in clouds of crimson, purple and gold, yet Paul's Walk was crowded. - "The Midnight Queen", May Agnes Fleming.
- Here he has been the livelong day. - "The Dew of Their Youth", S. R. Crockett.