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DRAWN-OUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does drawn-out mean?
• DRAWN-OUT (adjective)
The adjective DRAWN-OUT has 2 senses:
1. relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
2. (used of speech) uttered slowly with prolonged vowels
Familiarity information: DRAWN-OUT used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
Synonyms:
drawn-out; extended; lengthy; prolonged; protracted
Context example:
protracted negotiations
Similar:
long (primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(used of speech) uttered slowly with prolonged vowels
Similar:
slow (not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time)
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