livelong vs sheer

livelong

• total, complete, whole 

• the orpine, Sedum telephium 

sheer

• Downright; complete; pure. 

• Used to emphasize the amount or degree of something. 

• Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular. 

• Very thin or transparent. 

• To swerve from a course. 

• A sheer curtain or fabric. 

• An abrupt swerve from the course of a ship. 

• The curve of the main deck or gunwale from bow to stern.