protracted
11protracted — adjective weeks of protracted negotiations Syn: prolonged, long lasting, extended, long drawn out, spun out, dragged out, strung out, lengthy, long; informal marathon Ant: short …
12protracted — UK [prəˈtræktɪd] / US [prəˈtræktəd] adjective formal continuing for a long time, especially longer than is normal or necessary a protracted visit/war/divorce …
13protracted — protract ► VERB ▪ prolong; draw out. DERIVATIVES protracted adjective. ORIGIN Latin protrahere prolong …
14Protracted meeting — Protracted Pro*tract ed, a. Prolonged; continued. [1913 Webster] {Protracted meeting},a religious meeting continued for many successive days. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] {Pro*tract ed*ly}, adv. {Pro*tract ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …
15protracted duration — The term protracted duration is a loose translation of the German expression Zeitlupenphänomen, which literally means time deceleration phenomenon . The term Zeitlupenphänomen was introduced in or shortly before 1934 by the Austrian… …
16protracted meeting — noun Date: 1832 a protracted revival meeting …
17protracted meeting — noun : a series of revival meetings extending over a period of time in the spring when they had the big protracted meetings and the foot washings J.H.Stuart …
18protracted — Synonyms and related words: de longue haleine, dragged out, dragging, drawn, drawn out, drawn out, elongated, endless, everlasting, extended, filled out, interminable, languishing, lasting, lengthened, lengthy, lingering, long, long continuing,… …
19protracted — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Of long duration: chronic, continuing, lingering, persistent, prolonged. See CONTINUE. 2. Extending tediously beyond a standard duration: dragging, drawn out, lengthy, long1, long drawn out, overlong, prolonged …
20protracted — pro·tract || prəʊ trækt /prÉ™ v. prolong, postpone, lengthen; continue, maintain, preserve; stretch, extend, sustain …
