prolonged

adj 1: 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" [syn:

{drawn-out}, {extended}, {lengthy}, {protracted}]

2: drawn out or made longer spatially; "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" [syn: {elongated},

{extended}, {lengthened}]

3: of illness; developing slowly or of long duration