fine drawn

  • 1fine-drawn — [fīn′drôn΄] adj. 1. drawn out until very fine, as wire 2. extended to a high degree of subtleness: said of reasoning, arguments, etc …

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  • 2fine-drawn — fine′ drawn′ adj. drawn out to extreme fineness or thinness …

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  • 3fine-drawn — /faɪn ˈdrɔn/ (say fuyn drawn) adjective drawn out to extreme fineness or thinness: a fine drawn wire; a fine drawn distinction …

  • 4fine-drawn — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : drawn out to extreme subtlety I don t follow his fine drawn speculations …

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  • 5fine-drawn — /fuyn drawn /, adj. drawn out to extreme fineness or thinness. [1830 40] * * * …

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  • 6fine drawn — Synonyms and related words: airy, attenuate, attenuated, boyish, dainty, delicate, diaphanous, diluted, downy, ethereal, filmy, fine, fine grained, finespun, flimsy, fluffy, frail, fuzzy, gauzy, girlish, gossamer, gossamery, gracile,… …

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  • 7fine — (f[imac]n), a. [Compar. {finer} (f[imac]n [ e]r); superl. {finest}.] [F. fin, LL. finus fine, pure, fr. L. finire to finish; cf. finitus, p. p., finished, completed (hence the sense accomplished, perfect.) See {Finish}, and cf. {Finite}.] 1.… …

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  • 8Fine arch — fine fine (f[imac]n), a. [Compar. {finer} (f[imac]n [ e]r); superl. {finest}.] [F. fin, LL. finus fine, pure, fr. L. finire to finish; cf. finitus, p. p., finished, completed (hence the sense accomplished, perfect.) See {Finish}, and cf. {Finite} …

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  • 9Fine arts — fine fine (f[imac]n), a. [Compar. {finer} (f[imac]n [ e]r); superl. {finest}.] [F. fin, LL. finus fine, pure, fr. L. finire to finish; cf. finitus, p. p., finished, completed (hence the sense accomplished, perfect.) See {Finish}, and cf. {Finite} …

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  • 10Fine cut — fine fine (f[imac]n), a. [Compar. {finer} (f[imac]n [ e]r); superl. {finest}.] [F. fin, LL. finus fine, pure, fr. L. finire to finish; cf. finitus, p. p., finished, completed (hence the sense accomplished, perfect.) See {Finish}, and cf. {Finite} …

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