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11protracted — adj. Protracted is used with these nouns: ↑conflict, ↑dispute, ↑litigation, ↑negotiation, ↑struggle …
12protracted — pro|tract|ed [ prə træktəd ] adjective FORMAL continuing for a long time, especially longer than is normal or necessary: LONG, LENGTHY: a protracted visit/war/divorce …
13protracted — adjective lasting a long time, especially longer than usual, or necessary: the likelihood of an ugly and protracted guerilla war protract verb (T) protraction noun (U) …
14protracted — 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 …
15protracted — UK [prəˈtræktɪd] / US [prəˈtræktəd] adjective formal continuing for a long time, especially longer than is normal or necessary a protracted visit/war/divorce …
16protracted — protract ► VERB ▪ prolong; draw out. DERIVATIVES protracted adjective. ORIGIN Latin protrahere prolong …
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 …
