drawn-out
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Prolonged in time; tediously lengthy: Describes something that lasts much longer than usual, expected, or desired, often causing impatience or boredom.
- (Of speech) uttered slowly with prolonged vowel sounds: Describes a manner of speaking that is deliberately slow and drawn out, often for emphasis or due to a particular emotional state.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective (Prolonged in time):
- The drawn-out negotiations delayed the project for months.
- We endured a drawn-out legal battle over the property.
- Adjective (Of speech):
- In a drawn-out voice, he announced the bad news.
- Her drawn-out pronunciation made the story difficult to follow.
Advanced Usage
- "to be drawn-out": to be excessively extended in duration.
- The meeting was unnecessarily drawn-out due to repetitive discussions.
- "a drawn-out process": a procedure that takes a very long time to complete.
- Getting approval from all the committees is a drawn-out process.
Variants and Related Words
- Draw out (phrasal verb): To cause something to last longer; to prolong.
- The interviewer tried to draw out the conversation.
- Lengthy (adj): Long, often too long.
- Prolonged (adj): Continuing for a long time.
- Protracted (adj): Lasting for a long time or longer than expected.
Synonyms
- Extended: Made longer; continued.
- Long-drawn-out: Excessively lengthy.
- Tedious: Too long, slow, or dull; tiresome.
Related Phrases
- Drawn-out affair: An event or situation that continues for an annoyingly long time.
- The divorce became a drawn-out affair.
- Drawn-out silence: A period of silence that feels uncomfortably long.
- A drawn-out silence followed his controversial statement.
Adjective
- (used of speech) uttered slowly with prolonged vowels
- 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