Definition & Meaning of "protracted"in English

protracted

lasting for a longer time than necessary

drawn-out

elongated

extended

lengthy

long

Grammatical Information

Composition

past participle adjective

qualitative

Superlative

most protracted

Comparative

more protracted

gradable

Examples

The protracted negotiations delayed the project's start by several months.

Lexical Tree

protractedly

protracted

protract

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