Synonyms:
drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged, protracted
Meaning: 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"
Usage examples
Then it was shaken by a prolonged ague.
The scrutiny was searching but not prolonged.
If it could only be prolonged until Ahmed reached her.
After a full and prolonged consideration of all sides of the matter they married.
After a prolonged struggle, which brought on the general deluge and the destruction of the world, he won the victory.
Their pale eyes clung together in prolonged and serious consultation; then a faint smile fluttered over Mrs. van der Luyden's face.
But there was care upon it now--a care that seemed to speak of apprehension--keen, prolonged, yet looking forward with a hope of being relieved from it.
Deceived, betrayed, fainting for supper, done out of the delicious tripe and onions, he leaned against the shutters, and gave vent to a prolonged and piteous howl.
It appeared that Randolph's vigil was in fact triumphantly prolonged, for Winterbourne strolled about with the young girl for some time without meeting her mother.
The courtship of butterflies is, as before remarked, a prolonged affair. The males sometimes fight together in rivalry; and many may be seen pursuing or crowding round the same female.