adjective
1. relatively long in duration; tediously protracted (Freq. 5)
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a drawn-out argument
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an extended discussion
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a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law
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a prolonged and bitter struggle
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protracted negotiations
• Syn: ↑drawn-out, ↑extended, ↑lengthy, ↑protracted
• Similar to: ↑long
2. drawn out or made longer spatially
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Picasso's elongated Don Quixote
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lengthened skirts are fashionable this year
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the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes
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a prolonged black line across the page
• Syn: ↑elongated, ↑extended, ↑lengthened
• Similar to: ↑long
Useful english dictionary. 2012.