long-drawn-out

[user_gary]

The war between these two countries has been long-drawn-out and episodic.


What does `long-drawn-out' mean in this sentence?
Also, I think, here episodic means events happening sometime.


Please explain it.

[ian2]

The war between these two countries has been long-drawn-out and episodic.


What does `long-drawn-out' mean in this sentence?
Also, I think, here episodic means events happening sometime.


Please explain it.

long-drawn-out
adjective
Definition:
prolonged: going on for an undesirably long period of time

For episodic, see the following website:

episodic definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta

[Humble]

Hi,
It means it has been going on for a long time, but sometimes it stops for a while.

[Harry Smith]

The war between these two countries has been long-drawn-out and episodic.


What does `long-drawn-out' mean in this sentence?
Also, I think, here episodic means events happening sometime.


Please explain it.

Long-drawn-out means that it lasted for a long time though never stopped. It was just prolonged or protracted.