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adjective

    Extending tediously beyond a standard duration: dragging, lengthy, long1, long-drawn-out, overlong, prolonged, protracted. See excite/bore/interest, long/short.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
  Synonyms: extended, lengthy, prolonged, protracted

Meaning #2: (used of speech) uttered slowly with prolonged vowels
  Synonym: drawling


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - langvarig

Nederlands (Dutch)
langdurig

Français (French)
adj. - attiré

Deutsch (German)
adj. - in die Länge gezogen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - παρατεταμένος

Italiano (Italian)
prolungato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - demorado

Русский (Russian)
извлеченный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - interminable, prolongado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - utdragen

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
持续很久的, 冗长乏味的, 拖长的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 持續很久的, 冗長乏味的, 拖長的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 오래 지속되는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 引き延ばされた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) طويل, ممتد, مضجر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ארוך, מתמשך‬


 
 
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