Outdrawn

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Extended or drawn out beyond the usual boundary or shape ; having withdrawn or gone beyond a set limit or amount
2. Stretched outward further than normal ; taken or stretched beyond a defined boundary or extent
3. Pulled out to extend from an original position ; exceeded allowable limits or boundaries by moving or drawing back

Etymology: "Outdrawn" is a compound of "out" and "drawn," the past participle of "draw." The "out" element traces back through Old English "ūt" to a Proto-Germanic root, and it carries the sense of extending beyond a normal limit. "Drawn" supplies the idea of pulling something out to its full length, so the combined word describes something stretched past its usual extent. The construction is transparent: English has long freely attached "out-" to verbs to mean doing something more, further, or beyond others, as in "outrun" or "outgrow." "Outdrawn" follows that pattern, applying it to the stretching sense of "draw." Because it is a straightforward combination of two common English elements, it reads almost exactly as its parts suggest.

Synonyms: withdrawn, extracted