ಅರ್ಥ : Relatively long in duration. Tediously protracted.
							ಉದಾಹರಣೆ : 
							A drawn-out argument.
							An extended discussion.
							A lengthy visit from her mother-in-law.
							A prolonged and bitter struggle.
							Protracted negotiations.
							
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : extended, lengthy, prolonged, protracted
ಅರ್ಥ : (used of speech) uttered slowly with prolonged vowels.