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Another word for drawn-out

adjective

Extending tediously beyond a standard duration:

dragging, lengthy, long¹, long-drawn-out, overlong, prolonged, protracted. See excite, long

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He later clarified that he often received long, drawn-out handwritten notes "when a brief e-mail would have been fine."
Stuttering is a speech problem characterized by repetitions; pauses; or drawn-out syllables, words, and phrases.
Many children have short attention spans that don't allow for long, drawn-out reading.
Slow failures are agonizing, drawn-out struggles that always end badly.
Divorce and drawn-out custody battles play a role in many kids' lives.

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