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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. relatively long in duration; tediously protracted;
- Example: "a drawn-out argument"
- Example: "an extended discussion"
- Example: "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"
- Example: "a prolonged and bitter struggle"
- Example: "protracted negotiations"
[syn: drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged, protracted]

2. (used of speech) uttered slowly with prolonged vowels; 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

drawn-out
    adj 1: relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a
           drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy
           visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter
           struggle"; "protracted negotiations" [syn: drawn-out,
           extended, lengthy, prolonged, protracted]
    2: (used of speech) uttered slowly with prolonged vowels