Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Drawn out to extreme fineness or tenuity, as wire; hence, figuratively, drawn out with too much subtlety: as, fine-drawn conclusions.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Drawn out with too much subtilty; overnice.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Drawn out with too much
subtlety ;overnice .
Etymologies
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fine + drawn
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Examples
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Justen's eyes darted from one mass of heavy iron to another, from anvil to iron casing to finedrawn turbine blade.
The Order War Modesitt, L. E. 1995
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Justen's eyes darted from one mass of heavy iron to another, from anvil to iron casing to finedrawn turbine blade.
The Order War Modesitt, L. E. 1995
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Harold's was not a nature of finedrawn distinctions; he wrote as he fought, swift and determined, and the letter was soon finished, read, and approved by Jack.
The Eagle's Heart Hamlin Garland 1900
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