pro|longed

pro|longed
pro|longed «pruh LNGD, -LONGD», adjective.
1. lengthened; extended: »

the last guest who had made a prolonged stay in his hotel (Joseph Conrad).

2. beyond the ordinary, especially in length: »

The dog uttered prolonged howls whenever the family left the house. ... a lean, lank, dark, young man with…irregular, rather prolonged features (H. G. Wells).


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