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[syn: lingeringly, protractedly]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Protracted \Pro*tract`ed\, a.
Prolonged; continued.
[1913 Webster]
Protracted meeting,a religious meeting continued for many
successive days. [U. S.]
[1913 Webster] -- Pro*tract"ed*ly, adv. --
Pro*tract"ed*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
protractedly
adv 1: in a slow, leisurely or prolonged way; "her voice was
swift, yet ever the last words fell lingeringly"
-Rossetti [syn: lingeringly, protractedly]