60 entries under protracted topic. ×

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lengthened(great, high, long, extended)
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permanent(adjective, endless, incessant, long-winded)
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wearisome(adjective, dull, boring, dreary, endless)
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backward(adjective, dull, moderate, low, stiff)
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behind(adjective, dull, moderate, low, stiff)
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belated(adjective, dull, moderate, low, stiff)
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conservative(adjective, dull, moderate, low, stiff)
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day-and-night(endless, incessant, long-winded, ceaseless)
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detained(adjective, dull, moderate, low, stiff)
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diffusive(adjective, slow, boring, tedious, late)
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draggy(adjective, dull, moderate, low, boring)
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for ages(expression, adjective, slow, boring, tedious)
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forever and a day(expression, adjective, idiom, slow, boring)
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hindered(adjective, dull, moderate, low, stiff)
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impeded(adjective, dull, moderate, low, stiff)
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interminate(endless, incessant, long-winded, ceaseless)
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low(adjective, dull, moderate, stiff, late)
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no end of(expression, endless, incessant, long-winded)
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no end to(expression, endless, incessant, long-winded)
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reduced(adjective, dull, moderate, low, stiff)
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