Synonyms for long-standing

Grammar : Adj

Spell : lawng-stan-ding, long-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɔŋˈstæn dɪŋ, ˈlɒŋ-

Définition of long-standing

Origin : also long-standing, c.1600 (n.), 1814 (adj.), from long (adj.) + standing.

adj existing for some time

Example sentences :

His lameness, which was slight, was due to a long-standing infirmity of the hip.
Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

She preferred to think that her feeling was of the long-standing and resistless kind.
Extract from : « The Daughters of Danaus » by Mona Caird

The long-standing open question does not yet appear to have been answered.
Extract from : « The Surprises of Life » by Georges Clemenceau

A long-standing and bitter cause of strife has thus been removed.
Extract from : « South America Observations and Impressions » by James Bryce

This remark had reference to a long-standing dispute as to the propriety of oath-taking by a Freethinker under any circumstances.
Extract from : « Charles Bradlaugh: a Record of His Life and Work, Volume II (of 2) » by Hypatia Bradlaugh Bonner and J. M. (John Mackinnon) Robertson

A ripe scholar, Daphne, and a long-standing personal friend of my own.
Extract from : « A Safety Match » by Ian Hay

It is written with the careless ease of long-standing intimacy.
Extract from : « Francis Beaumont: Dramatist » by Charles Mills Gayley

I've known of two cases of long-standing erysipelas it has completely cured.
Extract from : « Voces Populi » by F. Anstey

But there is a long-standing antagonism, which would make it odd in me to be the writer.
Extract from : « The Well-Beloved » by Thomas Hardy

The result was that many farms of long-standing ownership had to be mortgaged.
Extract from : « Frying Pan Farm » by Elizabeth Brown Pryor

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