Antonyms for fine-drawn


Grammar : Adj
Spell : fahyn-drawn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfaɪnˈdrɔn


Definition of fine-drawn

  • As in pulverous : adj fine
  • As in pulverulent : adj fine
  • As in fine : adj dainty, delicate; sheer
Example sentences :
  • There it is again—a fine-drawn, shrill, piercing cry as of some animal in trouble.
  • Extract from : « Diamond Dyke » by George Manville Fenn
  • These fine-drawn speculations, however, are a sheer waste of breath.
  • Extract from : « Number Seventeen » by Louis Tracy
  • Something like this I have heard, but it seems too fine-drawn a conclusion.
  • Extract from : « Beast and Man in India » by John Lockwood Kipling
  • I, who am not so fine-drawn, had found the last hour a little trying.
  • Extract from : « The Sixth Sense » by Stephen McKenna
  • There could be no better audience for the fine-drawn arguments which such a controversy demands.
  • Extract from : « The Makers of Modern Rome » by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
  • If you want subtle distinctions and fine-drawn differences, you must try elsewhere.
  • Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
  • As the door closed, Kirkwood swung impulsively to Brentwick, with the brief, uneven laugh of fine-drawn nerves.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • One singer, whose appearance was always a signal for laughter, had to deliver a fine-drawn sentimental melody.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Rossini » by Henry Sutherland Edwards
  • The fine-drawn distinctions of such men were quickly brushed aside by the aggressive self-confidence of the inquisitors.
  • Extract from : « A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume III » by Henry Charles Lea
  • The premises are assumed without sufficient investigation, while the reasonings are fine-drawn and flimsy.
  • Extract from : « William Ewart Gladstone » by James Bryce

Synonyms for fine-drawn

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