long-lasting

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It was annoying to learn what was going on at first, but that knowledge is more long-lasting so worth a bit more pain.

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existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship"

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adjective

existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship"

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Core meanings and parts of speech for long-lasting.

adjective

existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship"

Example sentences

It was annoying to learn what was going on at first, but that knowledge is more long-lasting so worth a bit more pain.

I'm not sure the marriage with academia turned out to be a very good or a very long-lasting thing.

Yeah, and/or people are totally fucked on average when it comes to sustaining deep, long-lasting relationships.

He would make a great Couchsurfing host and probably make even greater, long-lasting relationships.

I doubt controlling marketing material will have a long-lasting effect, but anything is worth a shot.

With a few exceptions, humans are sexual beings, and frequency of sexual encounters correlates highly to a range of positive health outcomes, happiness, avoidance of depression, and strong long-lasting relationships.

Any idea when that took hold in Ireland?My other guess would be that the mass emigration of the 1840s-50s created a long-lasting easy pathway for Irish to emigrate to the US, and that this proved so attractive that the population stayed low even in the face of high birthrates.