protracted

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Verb

1. Simple past tense and past participle of protract

Adjective

protracted

1. Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.

   Synonyms: long-drawn-out, Thesaurus:lasting

   a protracted and bitter dispute

   • 1853, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, ch 5:

     ... inheritance of protracted misery ...

Translations

• German: langwierig, langdauernd, langandauernd, anhaltend, sich hinziehend, langwährend, langgezogen, hingezogen, verschleppt
• Spanish: duradero, eterno (colloquial), prolongado

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