Definition of "protracted" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of protract. (verb)
• Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual. (adjective)

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• "And there was a protracted meeting going on, what we called protracted, big meeting, you know."
• "U.N. food agencies said Wednesday that 166 million people in 22 countries suffer chronic hunger or difficulty finding enough to eat as a result of what they called protracted food crises."
• "- U.N. food agencies said Wednesday that 166 million people in 22 countries suffer chronic hunger or difficulty finding enough to eat as a result of what they called protracted food crises."