livelong
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++live·long /ˈlɪvlɒŋ $ -lɒːŋ/ adjective all the livelong day old-fashionedLONG TIME a phrase meaning ‘all day’, used when this seems like a long time to you 整整一天〔用于指时间似乎很漫长时）
Examples from the Corpus
livelong• Just went around in my wrapper all the livelong day, my mama would faint.Origin livelong (1300-1400) lief “dear” ((11-19 centuries)) (from Old English leof) (influenced by → LIVE1) + longlive·long adjectiveChineseSyllable
when day’, ‘all a used Corpus meaning phrase
livelong
live‧long /ˈlɪvlɒŋ $ -lɒːŋ/
adjective
live‧long /ˈlɪvlɒŋ $ -lɒːŋ/
adjective Date: 1300-1400
Origin: lief 'dear' (11-19 centuries) (from Old English leof) (influenced by ⇨ live1) + long
all the livelong day old-fashioned a phrase meaning ‘all day’, used when this seems like a long time to you
Origin: lief 'dear' (11-19 centuries) (from Old English leof) (influenced by ⇨ live1) + long
