drawn-outadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˌdrɔːnˈaʊt/us/ˌdrɑːnˈaʊt/lasting longer than is usual or necessary:
This dispute has been a long drawn-out affair.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Lasting for a long time
- all-night
- ancient
- be going strong idiom
- changeless
- deep
- die hard idiom
- epic
- languish
- lasting
- lengthy
- lingering
- long-drawn-out
- marathon
- never-ending
- of old idiom
- old
- ongoing
- overlong
- strong
- sustainable
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