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protractedly
pro·tract P0618900 (prō-trăkt′, prə-)tr.v. pro·tract·ed, pro·tract·ing, pro·tracts 1. To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong: disputants who needlessly protracted the negotiations.2. Mathematics To draw to scale by means of a scale and protractor; plot.3. Anatomy To extend or protrude (a body part).
[Latin prōtrahere, prōtract- : prō-, forth; see pro-1 + trahere, to drag.]
pro·tract′ed·ly (-trăk′tĭd-lē) adv.pro·tract′ed·ness n.pro·trac′tive adj.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | protractedly - in a slow, leisurely or prolonged way; "her voice was swift, yet ever the last words fell lingeringly" -Rossettilingeringly |
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