long-drawn
11long-drawn-out — [lôŋ′drôn′out′] adj. continuing for a long or very long time; prolonged: also long drawn …
12long-drawn-out — adjective continuing for too long: PROTRACTED: a long drawn out war …
13long-drawn-out — adj lengthy, long winded, spun out, overlong, prolonged, interminable, tedious, marathon, overextended, long drawn FORMAL protracted, prolix COLLOQ. dragging on ≠ brief, curtailed * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective also long drawn ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ …
14long-drawn-out — /lawng drawn owt , long /, adj. 1. lasting a very long time; protracted: a long drawn out story. 2. of great length; long: a long drawn out line of soldiers. Also, drawn out, long drawn. [1900 05] * * * …
15long drawn out — also long drawn out ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A long drawn out process or conflict lasts an unnecessarily long time or an unpleasantly long time. A long drawn out war would likely deepen and prolong the recession. ...a long drawn out election… …
16long-drawn-out — UK / US adjective continuing for too long a long drawn out war …
17long-drawn-out — or long drawn adjective Date: 1632 extended to a great length …
18long-drawn-out — see long drawn out …
19long-drawn-out — adjective continuing for a longer time than necessary: The official enquiry was a long drawn out process …
20long-drawn — adj 1. prolonged, protracted, lengthy, long, longsome, overlong. See long(def. 2). 2. long winded, windy, long spun, copious; repetitious, redundant, battological, pleonastic, tautologic; meandering, roundabout, circumlocutory, ambagious; verbose …