Protractive

//pɹəˈtɹæktɪv// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Drawing out or lengthening in time; prolonging; continuing or delaying.

    "He suffered their protractive arts."

  2. 2
    Indicating an action or state that is ongoing or sustained.

    "One inflected form of the durative verb is made with a long tense hold and without motion; the nuance in meaning is the same as that of the protractive modulation of adjectival predicates and translates as 'to stare at (uninterruptedly)' (figure 12.15b)."

  3. 3
    Extending forward or projecting outward.

    "Axial ribs not strongly protractive."

Example

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"He suffered their protractive arts."

Etymology

From protract + -ive.

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