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- [lawng, long drawn out]
- /lɔŋ, lɒŋ drɔn aʊt/
- /lɒŋ drɔːn ˈaʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lawng, long drawn out]
- /lɔŋ, lɒŋ drɔn aʊt/
Definitions of long-drawn-out word
- adjective long-drawn-out lasting a very long time; protracted: a long-drawn-out story. 1
- adjective long-drawn-out of great length; long: a long-drawn-out line of soldiers. 1
- adjective long-drawn-out Protracted, extending for a great period of time. 0
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Origin of long-drawn-out
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Long-drawn-out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
long-drawn-out popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for long-drawn-out
adj long-drawn-out
- boundless — If you describe something as boundless, you mean that there seems to be no end or limit to it.
- delayed — of or relating to a particle, as a neutron or alpha particle, that is emitted from an excited nucleus formed in a nuclear reaction, the emission occurring some time after the reaction is completed.
- diffuse — to pour out and spread, as a fluid.
- dilatory — tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
- dragging — marked by or involving the wearing of clothing characteristically associated with the opposite sex; transvestite.
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