extended

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adjective

1. relatively long in duration;
tediously protracted (Freq. 4)
- a drawn-out argument
- an extended discussion
- a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law
- a prolonged and bitter struggle
- protracted negotiations
• Syn:
drawn-out, lengthy, prolonged, protracted
• Similar to:
long
• Derivationally related forms:
length (for: lengthy), lengthiness (for: lengthy)
2. fully extended or stretched forth (Freq. 1)
- an extended telescope
- his extended legs reached almost across the small room
- refused to accept the extended hand
• Ant:
unextended
• Similar to:
outspread, spread, outstretched, sprawly, spread-eagle, stretched
3. drawn out or made longer spatially
- Picasso's elongated Don Quixote
- lengthened skirts are fashionable this year
- the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes
- a prolonged black line across the page
• Syn:
elongated, lengthened, prolonged
• Similar to:
long
4. beyond the literal or primary sense
- 'hot off the press' shows an extended sense of 'hot'
• Similar to:
figurative, nonliteral
5. large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
- an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England
- extended farm lands
- surgeons with extended experience
- they suffered extensive damage
• Syn:
extensive
• Similar to:
large, big
• Derivationally related forms:
extensiveness (for: extensive), extend (for: extensive)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  extensive, elongated, lengthened, prolonged, drawn-out, lengthy, protracted