long-drawn-out

Also drawn-out,

[lawng-drawn-out, long-]

adjective

1. lasting a very long time; protracted.

   a long-drawn-out story.

2. of great length; long.

   a long-drawn-out line of soldiers.

long-drawn-out

adjective

1. over-prolonged or extended

Word History and Origins

Origin of long-drawn-out¹

First recorded in 1900–05