protractiveadj.adv.

Brit.

/prəˈtraktɪv/, U.S.

/prəˈtræktɪv/,

/proʊˈtræktɪv/

Forms: 1500s–1600s protractiue, 1600s– protractive.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōtract- , prōtrahere , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin prōtract-, past participial stem of prōtrahere protract v. + -ive suffix.

Characterized by or tending to protraction; prolonging; extended, lengthy.In quot. 1596 as adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [adjective]

tarryingc1386

delayous1469

oversettingc1485

dilator1503

tarrysome1513

lingeringa1547

deferringc1565

delaying1576

dilatory1581

driving1585

protractive1596

tarrowinga1598

delayful1600

protracting1600

cunctative1617

suspensivea1623

remorala1625

Penelopeana1627

demurrant1633

remorating1638

retarding1654

tardative1666

temporizing1801

procrastinative1824

tomorrowing1824

procrastinatory1839

postponing1852

cunctatory1862

cunctatious1864

traa dy liooar1878

suspensory1884

off-putting1894

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > [adjective] > increasing in length

prolongating1598

lengthening1764

protractive1819

1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. O3 Let not the current of time seeme too protractiue extended, or breed anie disvnion betwixt them.

1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida i. iii. 19 Our workes,..naught else, But the protractiue tryals of great Ioue.

1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther iii. 134 He saw, but suffer'd their Protractive Arts.

a1754 W. Hamilton tr. Pindar Olympia i, in Poems & Songs (1850) 150 Does still a maid the wond'rous fair detain, Protractive of the sweet connubial hour.

1796 Mod. Gulliver's Trav. 149 By this protractive work, fresh mischief grows.

1819 H. Busk Vestriad iv. 675 Protractive alleys the trim grove deform.

1871 Ohio Democrat (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 26 May After a protractive absense, they returned to their home.

1938 Jrnl. Paleontol. 12 379/2 Ornamentation consisting of prominent, evenly spaced, protractive axial ribs, which number eleven on the body whorl.

2004 Daily Post (Liverpool) (Nexis) 30 July 39 The 32-year-old Scot ended protractive talks with the League Two club by signing a two-year contract.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	protractive
释义	protractiveadj.adv. Brit. /prəˈtraktɪv/, U.S. /prəˈtræktɪv/, /proʊˈtræktɪv/ Forms: 1500s–1600s protractiue, 1600s– protractive. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōtract- , prōtrahere , -ive suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin prōtract-, past participial stem of prōtrahere protract v. + -ive suffix. Characterized by or tending to protraction; prolonging; extended, lengthy.In quot. 1596 as adv. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [adjective] tarryingc1386 delayous1469 oversettingc1485 dilator1503 tarrysome1513 lingeringa1547 deferringc1565 delaying1576 dilatory1581 driving1585 protractive1596 tarrowinga1598 delayful1600 protracting1600 cunctative1617 suspensivea1623 remorala1625 Penelopeana1627 demurrant1633 remorating1638 retarding1654 tardative1666 temporizing1801 procrastinative1824 tomorrowing1824 procrastinatory1839 postponing1852 cunctatory1862 cunctatious1864 traa dy liooar1878 suspensory1884 off-putting1894 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > [adjective] > increasing in length prolongating1598 lengthening1764 protractive1819 1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. O3 Let not the current of time seeme too protractiue extended, or breed anie disvnion betwixt them. 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida i. iii. 19 Our workes,..naught else, But the protractiue tryals of great Ioue. View more context for this quotation 1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther iii. 134 He saw, but suffer'd their Protractive Arts. a1754 W. Hamilton tr. Pindar Olympia i, in Poems & Songs (1850) 150 Does still a maid the wond'rous fair detain, Protractive of the sweet connubial hour. 1796 Mod. Gulliver's Trav. 149 By this protractive work, fresh mischief grows. 1819 H. Busk Vestriad iv. 675 Protractive alleys the trim grove deform. 1871 Ohio Democrat (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 26 May After a protractive absense, they returned to their home. 1938 Jrnl. Paleontol. 12 379/2 Ornamentation consisting of prominent, evenly spaced, protractive axial ribs, which number eleven on the body whorl. 2004 Daily Post (Liverpool) (Nexis) 30 July 39 The 32-year-old Scot ended protractive talks with the League Two club by signing a two-year contract. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1596
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