ADJECTIVE
- (used of speech) uttered slowly with prolonged vowels
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relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law
protracted negotiations
an extended discussion
a prolonged and bitter struggle
a drawn-out argument
How To Use drawn-out In A Sentence
- By night he was embroiled in the drawn-out takeover talks.
- Only a hypocrite would ban foxhunting but allow the more proletarian pleasures of fishing, which is quite clearly a form of drawn-out torture.
- Still, many observers agreed: Inside the drawn-out epic was a good hour and a half waiting to get out.
- I don't see a long, drawn-out multicourse meal as being romantic—you inevitably eat too much and when I overeat, it doesn't make me feel the most romantic," he says. A Special Gift, From the Chef
- No pain to speak of, no long-drawn-out illness, no standing at the brink and staring out at the abyss. HOPE TO DIE
- Then the concertmeister, sitting below, gave an audible murmur; and, together, the violins and the woodwinds began the first, long-drawn-out notes of the introduction. The Genius
- This is the first skirmish of what could be a drawn-out battle. Times, Sunday Times
- How worthless the whole drawn-out escapade has been.
- Though tediously drawn-out, the ritualized debates reveal little of how the successful candidate will really perform once in office. Carne Ross: Down With Leadership
- The trail was a long-drawn-out affair.
