HyperDic: protracted

English > 1 sense of the word *protracted*:
ADJECTIVE	all	protracted, drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged	relatively long in duration / duration

protracted > pronunciation
Sounds	prowtrae'ktihd
Rhymes	abbreviated ... wrongheaded: 610 rhymes with ihd...

English > *protracted*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	relatively long in duration / duration; tediously protracted.
Example	"protracted negotiations"
Synonyms	drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged
Broader	long	primarily temporal sense
Spanish	prolongado
Catalan	llarg, prolongat
Adverbs	protractedly	in a slow, leisurely or prolonged way