Associations to the word «Protracted»
Noun
- Negotiation
- Litigation
- Struggle
- Insurgency
- Dispute
- Siege
- Illness
- Withdrawal
- Warfare
- Mao
- Perseverance
- Bitter
- Agony
- Abstinence
- Conflict
- Deliberation
- Impatience
- Suffering
- Debate
- Recession
- Vigil
- Lawsuit
- Firmness
- Drought
- Confinement
- Delay
- Suspense
- Misery
- Absence
- Byzantine
- Exertion
- Saga
- Discussion
- Battle
- Dissatisfaction
- Cessation
- Courtship
- Martyrdom
- Proceeding
- Hostility
- Vicksburg
- Spawning
- Fortitude
- Takeover
- Engagement
- Torture
- Period
- Resistance
- Termination
- Crisis
- Duration
- Controversy
- Nipple
- Unrest
- Deprivation
- Torment
- Smiley
- War
- Famine
- Hardship
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
PROTRACTED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of protract
PROTRACTED, adjective. Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.
Dictionary definition
PROTRACTED, 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".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.