drawn-out

drawn-out

adj

protracted

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long′-drawn`-out′

adj.

lasting a very long time; protracted; drawn-out: a long-drawn-out story.

Often, long′-drawn′.

[1900–05]

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	drawn-out - 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" extended, lengthy, prolonged, protracted 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"
	2.	drawn-out - (used of speech) uttered slowly with prolonged vowels slow - not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth"

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drawn-out

adjective

Extending tediously beyond a standard duration:

dragging, lengthy, long, long-drawn-out, overlong, prolonged, protracted.

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Translations

drawn-out

[drɔːnˈaʊt] adj → prolungato/a

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