long-drawn-out

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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:
1900–05

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long-drawn-out

—*adj*
	over-prolonged or extended

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