(lông'drôn'out', lŏng'-)
adj.
Greatly extended or protracted; prolonged: a long-drawn-out speech.
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adjective
- Extending tediously beyond a standard duration: dragging, drawn-out, lengthy, long1, overlong, prolonged, protracted. See excite/bore/interest, long/short.
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