different between voluminous vs protracted

English

From Late Latin voluminosus, from volumen, from volv? (“roll, turn about”) +? -men (noun-forming suffix). Related to volume.

voluminous (comparative more voluminous, superlative most voluminous)

Of or pertaining to volume or volumes.
Consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions.
Of great volume, or bulk; large.
Having written much, or produced many volumes
Synonyms: copious, diffuse
a voluminous writer

protracted

protracted (comparative more protracted, superlative most protracted)

Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.
Synonyms: long-drawn-out; see also Thesaurus:lasting
- 1853, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, ch 5:
  ... inheritance of protracted misery ...

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