Associations to the word «Prolonged»

Wiktionary

PROLONGED, adjective. Lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.
PROLONGED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of prolong
PROLONGED ABORTION, noun. A missed abortion.

Dictionary definition

PROLONGED, adjective. 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".
PROLONGED, adjective. Drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley