01 a. Drawing out or lengthening in time; prolonging; continuing; delaying.
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Drawing out or lengthening in time; prolonging; continuing; delaying.“He suffered their protractive arts.” — Dryden.
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Webster, 1913
Protractive
· Pro·tract·ive
· IPA /pɹəˈtɹæktɪv/