Sustained

//səˈsteɪnd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of sustain form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 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. 2
    Held at a certain pitch.
Adjective
  1. 1
    (of an electric arc) continuous wordnet
  2. 2
    maintained at length without interruption or weakening wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
constantcontinuousabidingbased onbolsteredborne

Example

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"Such drastic economic growth cannot be sustained."

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non-sustainedsustained yield

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