protractedly en · ADV
Etymology
From protracted + -ly.
Meanings
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In a protracted manner
(Book ads increasingly include “Also available as an audiobook,” which audio publishers, protractedly battling the belief that listeners are readers’ intellectual inferiors, consider a breakthrough.)
2007 January 4, Andrew Adam Newman, “Catch the Next Chapter on Your iPod (It’s Even Cheaper)”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most protractedly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more protractedly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |