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11drawn out — adjective Extended; prolonged; protracted; made to last longer than necessary. Graduation speeches are always so long and drawn out …
12drawn-out — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Extending tediously beyond a standard duration: dragging, lengthy, long1, long drawn out, overlong, prolonged, protracted. See EXCITE, LONG …
13drawn-out — UK / US adjective continuing for a long time so that you become bored a long drawn out explanation …
14ˌdrawn-ˈout — adj continuing for a long time so that you become bored a long drawn out explanation[/ex] …
15drawn-out — [[t]ˈdrɔnˈaʊt[/t]] adj. cvb long drawn out • Etymology: 1885–90 …
16long-drawn-out — adj lengthy, long winded, spun out, overlong, prolonged, interminable, tedious, marathon, overextended, long drawn FORMAL protracted, prolix COLLOQ. dragging on ≠ brief, curtailed * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective also long drawn ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ …
17long-drawn-out — adj. 1. relatively long in duration; as, a long drawn out visit from my mother in law. Syn: drawn out, extended, prolonged, protracted. [WordNet 1.5] …
18long-drawn-out — /lawng drawn owt , long /, adj. 1. lasting a very long time; protracted: a long drawn out story. 2. of great length; long: a long drawn out line of soldiers. Also, drawn out, long drawn. [1900 05] * * * …
19long drawn out — also long drawn out ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A long drawn out process or conflict lasts an unnecessarily long time or an unpleasantly long time. A long drawn out war would likely deepen and prolong the recession. ...a long drawn out election… …
20long-drawn-out — long′ drawn out′ adj. lasting a very long time; protracted; drawn out: a long drawn out story[/ex] Often, long′ drawn′. Etymology: 1900–05 …
