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All long-drawn-out synonyms

long-drawn-out
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adj long-drawn-out

  • long — having considerable linear extent in space: a long distance; a long handle.
  • boundless — If you describe something as boundless, you mean that there seems to be no end or limit to it.
  • delayed — of or relating to a particle, as a neutron or alpha particle, that is emitted from an excited nucleus formed in a nuclear reaction, the emission occurring some time after the reaction is completed.
  • diffuse — to pour out and spread, as a fluid.
  • dilatory — tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
  • dragging — marked by or involving the wearing of clothing characteristically associated with the opposite sex; transvestite.
  • drawn-out — long-drawn-out.
  • late — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
  • lengthy — having or being of great length; very long: a lengthy journey.
  • limitless — without limit; boundless: limitless ambition; limitless space.
  • lingering — to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
  • long-winded — talking or writing at tedious length: long-winded after-dinner speakers.
  • overlong — too or excessively long
  • prolix — extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.
  • prolonged — to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.
  • protracted — to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
  • slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
  • sustained — to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
  • tardy — late; behind time; not on time: How tardy were you today?
  • unending — a bringing or coming to an end; termination; close: Putting away the Christmas ornaments marked the ending of the season.
  • verbose — characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy: a verbose report.
  • wordy — characterized by or given to the use of many, or too many, words; verbose: She grew impatient at his wordy reply.
  • diffusive — tending to diffuse; characterized by diffusion.
  • forever and a day — without ever ending; eternally: to last forever.
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