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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

indrawn en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English drawn English indrawn From in- + drawn.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Having been drawn in or inward.
    • Not wishing to disturb the animal he was trying to photograph, he held his indrawn breath until the shutter was released.
  2. (not-comparable) Mentally withdrawn; introspective.