Sustained
/səˈsteɪnd/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of sustain form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Held continuously at a certain level.
"Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads."
- 2 Held at a certain pitch.
Adjective
- 1 (of an electric arc) continuous wordnet
- 2 maintained at length without interruption or weakening wordnet
Example
More examples"Such drastic economic growth cannot be sustained."