protracted

pro·tract  (pr-trkt, pr-)

tr.v. pro·tract·ed, pro·tract·ing, pro·tracts

1. To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong: disputants who needlessly protracted the negotiations.

2. Mathematics To draw to scale by means of a scale and protractor; plot.

3. Anatomy To extend or protrude (a body part).

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[Latin prtrahere, prtract- : pr-, forth; see pro-¹ + trahere, to drag.]

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pro·tracted·ly (-trktd-l) adv.

pro·tracted·ness n.

pro·tractive adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

protracted - relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations" drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged long - primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"

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protracted

adjective extended, long, prolonged, lengthy, time-consuming, never-ending, drawn-out, interminable, spun out, dragged out, long-drawn-out, overlong

Translations

protracted [prəˈtræktɪd] adj → prolongado

protracted [prəˈtræktɪd] adj → prolongé(e)

protracted [prəˈtræktɪd] adj [meeting etc] → langwierig, sich hinziehend; [absence] → länger

protracted [prəˈtræktɪd] adj → tirato/a per le lunghe