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long-drawn-out

[ lawng-drawn-out, long- ]
/ ˈlɔŋˈdrɔnˈaʊt, ˈlɒŋ- /
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adjective
lasting a very long time; protracted: a long-drawn-out story.
of great length; long: a long-drawn-out line of soldiers.
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Also drawn-out, long-drawn .

Origin of long-drawn-out

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby long-drawn-out

Long Day's Journey Into Night, Longden, long distance, long division, long dozen, long-drawn-out, longe, long-eared owl, Long Eaton, longer, longeron
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Words related to long-drawn-out

boundless, delayed, diffuse, diffusive, dilatory, dragging, drawn-out, forever and a day, late, lengthy, limitless, lingering, long-winded, overlong, prolix, prolonged, protracted, slow, sustained, tardy

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British Dictionary definitions for long-drawn-out

long-drawn-out
adjective
over-prolonged or extended
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