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† proˈtractive, a. Obs.
[f. L. prōtract- (see protract v.) + -ive.]
Characterized by or tending to protraction; lengthening out, delaying.
1606Shakes. Tr. & Cr. i. iii. 20 Our workes,..nought else But the protractiue trials of great Ioue. 1687Dryden Hind & P. iii. 1103 He saw, but suffer'd their Protractive Arts. 1796Mod. Gulliver's Trav. 149 By this protractive work, fresh mischief grows. 1819H. Busk Vestriad iv. 675 Protractive alleys the trim grove deform. |