The phrase "a lengthy description" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a detailed or extensive explanation of a subject or topic.
Example: "The report included a lengthy description of the project's objectives and methodologies."
Alternatives: "an extensive explanation" or "a detailed account."
The indictment lays out a lengthy description of the plot they are accused of.
There is a lengthy description of the writer's recent visit to Harry Hopman at his tennis camp in Florida.
Just before the consummation of this forbidden passion, the narrator breaks off for a lengthy description of the lovers' lunch.
A lengthy description of a candlelit corridor is not, in itself, going to keep you awake at night.
MR. ROMNEY: Let — well, actually — actually it's — it's — it's a lengthy description, but number one, pre-existing conditions are covered under my plan.
Wearing a top hat and holding a staff made of manzanita, the chapter's current noble grand humbug, Scott Nielsen, intoned a lengthy description of the plaque's significance.
Douglass's time with Covey and the suffering he endured by Covey's hand is given a lengthier description in My Bondage and My Freedom than in the Narrative; moreover, Douglass adds his own political and theological interpretation to the later account.
(You can bet ears perked up with that one!) Once the buyer had the attention of her audience, she then continued with a lengthier description of her skills, experience and job search goals.
Great care was taken to provide a safe and sensitive interview environment, resulting in positive feedback from participants at the end of the interview (see Campbell et al., 2004 for a lengthier description of steps taken to ensure participant well-being).
We agree that our original manuscript included a more lengthy description of our hypotheses than was warranted given our current data.
As the book develops, beginners may start to struggle with mathematical concepts, such as Sortino and Calmar ratios, that regularly get trotted out.Oddly, this curate's egg of a book then veers off in a different direction a lengthy description and defence of the hedge-fund industry.
