adj, verb ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of elongate form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Extensive in length (physical distance, or time).

   "But his serve instantly came under intense pressure against Alcaraz in an elongated start which included a 12-minute opening game."

2. 2
   Stretched.
3. 3
   Of a polyhedron, having been modified by placing a prism in the middle of the polyhedron.

Adjective

1. 1
   having notably more length than width; being long and slender wordnet
2. 2
   drawn out or made longer spatially wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

lengtheneddragged outdrawndrawn outdrawn-outelliptic

Example

More examples

"He stood from the wall, his slender figure casting an elongated shadow across the hallway."

Related phrases

Elongated Muskrat

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