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drawn-out

drawn-out adjective: protracted, made to take a longer period of time than necessary.

Adjective

drawn-out (comparative more drawn-out, superlative most drawn-out)

  1. Protracted, made to take a longer period of time than necessary.

Forms of drawn-out

comparativemore drawn-out
superlativemost drawn-out

Words formed from drawn-out

Questions about drawn-out

What does drawn-out mean?
Drawn-out means protracted, made to take a longer period of time than necessary.
What part of speech is drawn-out?
Drawn-out is an adjective.

Words near drawn-out in the dictionary

  1. drawn to a close
  2. drawn to an end
  3. drawn together
  4. drawn up
  5. drawn upon
  6. drawn-out
  7. drawne
  8. drawnet
  9. drawnets
  10. drawnness
  11. Drawno

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