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Protractedly

Protracted \Pro*tract`ed\, a. Prolonged; continued.

Protracted meeting,a religious meeting continued for many successive days. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] -- Pro*tract"ed*ly, adv. -- Pro*tract"ed*ness, n.

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protractedly

a. In a protracted manner

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protractedly

adv. in a slow, leisurely or prolonged way; "her voice was swift, yet ever the last words fell lingeringly" -Rossetti [syn: lingeringly]

Usage examples of "protractedly".

Pen'kov was trudging behind her, and, judging by all signs, was sighing, melancholically and protractedly.