protracted Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
    prolong; protract; draw out; extend.
    • We prolonged our stay
    • She extended her visit by another day
    • The meeting was drawn out until midnight
  2. adjective satellite relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
    lengthy; extended; prolonged; drawn-out.
    • a drawn-out argument
    • an extended discussion
    • a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law
    • a prolonged and bitter struggle
    • protracted negotiations

WordNet


Pro*tract`ed adjective
Definitions
  1. Prolonged; continued. -- Pro*tract"ed*ly, adv. -- Pro*tract"ed*ness, n.

Webster 1913