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long-drawn-out

[ lawng-drawn-out, long- ]

/ ˈlɔŋˈdrɔnˈaʊt, ˈlɒŋ- /

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adjective

lasting a very long time; protracted: a long-drawn-out story.

of great length; long: a long-drawn-out line of soldiers.

Also drawn-out, long-drawn.

Origin of long-drawn-out

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby long-drawn-out

long-coats, long-dated, long-day, long-day plant, long-distance, long-drawn-out, long-eared owl, long-faced, long-form, long-haul, long-headed

Example sentences from the Web for long-drawn-out

The lingering, long-drawn-out table d'hte dinner was just over in one of the inns on the cornice road.

A Rough Shaking |George MacDonald
Only now, under the stress of a long-drawn-out conflict, is it discovering the variety and strength of its latent forces.

Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 152, February 21st, 1917 |Various
Thus for an hour or more they waited—so slow was the last closing of the long-drawn-out life.

Agatha's Husband |Dinah Maria Craik (AKA: Dinah Maria Mulock)
He paused for a moment to reflect upon this long-drawn-out expiation.

In Kedar's Tents |Henry Seton Merriman

Here above the thud of the engines and the plash of the water, a thin, long-drawn-out cry wavered through the night.

The Invasion |William Le Queux

British Dictionary definitions for long-drawn-out

long-drawn-out

adjective

over-prolonged or extended