protract
verb (used with object)
to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
protractive
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a word derived from
protract.
Example Sentences
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“Haiti is facing a protractive and mass hunger,” Jean-Martin Bauer, Haiti director for the United Nation’s World Food Program, told The Associated Press.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
Perhaps it is needless to explain that the wish here expressed, for a protractive trial on the day of judgment, is occasioned by the longing for reunion, and the fear of separation after that day.
From The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Anonymous
Lights sprang up in the basement windows, telling of protractive legal labours.
From Young Mr. Barter's Repentance From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray by David Christie Murray
