protractedly adv 1: in a slow, leisurely or prolonged way; "her voice was swift, yet ever the last words fell lingeringly" -Rossetti [syn: {lingeringly}, {protractedly}]
Protracted \Pro*tract`ed\, a. Prolonged; continued. [1913 Webster] {Protracted meeting},a religious meeting continued for many successive days. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] -- {Pro*tract"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Pro*tract"ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]