protracted

verb

1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of protract

adj

1. Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.

   “a protracted and bitter dispute”

   “... inheritance of protracted misery ...”

   “The gleefully sadistic killer pushes Jaime into a fight, telling him that he slept with Cersei, and after a protracted struggle, even sinks his blade into Jaime’s side. But it turns out that a metal hand can be valuable in battle, after all, and Jaime uses it to help sink his own sword into Euron’s stomach”