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drawnâout
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
drawnâout
(adjective)
longâdrawnâout
(adjective)
drawnâout
adjective
drawnâout
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of DRAWNâOUT
[
more drawnâout; most drawnâout
]
:
continuing for or taking a long time
We're trying to avoid a
drawn-out
process.
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