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protracted
de longue haleine, drawn-out, filled out, lengthy, long-drawn-out, longsome, prolix, spun-out, stretched-out, tight
Definition
adj.
relatively long in duration
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We got a
protracted
vaccation due to the heavy rains.
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He died after a
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illness at Israelsdorf, near Lubeck, on the 21st of May 1894.
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'But I also know,' pursued the old gentleman, 'the misery, the slow torture, the
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anguish of that ill-assorted union.'
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Protracted negotiations and enforced idleness had set their nerves on edge, and old personal and sectional differences appeared.
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One who has cultivated--the--vice, to a point where
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absences become necessary--you understand me.
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Aunt Melvy's temper was a thing not to be trifled with when a "
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meeting" was in session.
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She could be of assistance; there was small likelihood of the necessity for
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hasty travel.
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