PROLONGED as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • (of illness) developing slowly or of long duration
   Similar To
   • chronic (what does chronic mean?)
2. Meaning
   • drawn out or made longer spatially
   Synonym(s)
   • elongated (what does elongated mean?)
   • extended (what does extended mean?)
   • lengthened (what does lengthened mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Similar To
   • long (what does long mean?)
3. Meaning
   • relatively long in duration
   • tediously protracted
   Synonym(s)
   • drawn-out (what does drawn-out mean?)
   • extended (what does extended mean?)
   • lengthy (what does lengthy mean?)
   • protracted (what does protracted mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a drawn-out argument
   • an extended discussion
   • a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law
   • a prolonged and bitter struggle
   • protracted negotiations
   Similar To
   • long (what does long mean?)