All 4 Uses of
protracted
in
The Magic Mountain
- "My father," he said, protracting the words with relish, "was such a refined man, sensitive equally in body and soul!†
Chpt 4.1
- But he's not here just for the fun of it, by the way, because in addition to a proper mucus obstruction caused by alcohol, it appears to be a case of a malign tropical fever, intermittent, you see, protracted, chronic.†
Chpt 7.2
- Recovery from infections of this sort can be as rapid as the cure for tuberculosis is protracted.†
Chpt 7.6 *
- And far below, the sea is breathing in slow, protracted whispers as it dreams.†
Chpt 7.8
Definition:
long in duration; or to extend something--especially to (prolong or make longer in duration)