fully extended or stretched forth; an extended telescope; his extended legs reached almost across the small room; refused to accept the extended hand'

relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; a drawn-out argument; an extended discussion; a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law; a prolonged and bitter struggle; protracted negotiations

[ Syn: drawn-out , lengthy , prolonged , protracted ]

drawn out or made longer spatially; Picassos elongated Don Quixote; lengthened skirts are fashionable this year; the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes; a prolonged black line across the page

[ Syn: elongated , lengthened , prolonged ]

beyond the literal or primary sense; `hot off the press' shows an extended sense of `hot''

large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity; an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England; extended farm lands; surgeons with extended experience; they suffered extensive damage

[ Syn: extensive ]