withdrawn

  • 1withdrawn — [adj1] unsociable aloof, aseptic, casual, cool, detached, disinterested, distant, incurious, indifferent, introverted, nongregarious, offish, quiet, recluse, reclusive, remote, reserved, restrained, retired, retiring, retreated, shrinking, shy,… …

    New thesaurus

  • 2withdrawn — index inarticulate, null (invalid), null and void, taciturn, unapproachable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 3withdrawn — (withdraw) with drawn || wɪð drɔːn ,wɪθ v. pull back; remove from; take money from the bank; take back; retire; depart; remove; take out with drawn || wɪð drɔːn ,wɪθ adj. reserved, introverted; aloof, recluse; taken back, recalled… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 4withdrawn — past participle of WITHDRAW(Cf. ↑withdraw). ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unusually shy or reserved …

    English terms dictionary

  • 5withdrawn — [withdrôn′, withdrôn′] vt., vi. pp. of WITHDRAW adj. withdrawing within oneself; shy, reserved, introverted, etc …

    English World dictionary

  • 6withdrawn — withdrawn1 [ wıð drɔn ] adjective very quiet and preferring not talk to other people: After his mother s death he became shy and withdrawn. withdrawn withdrawn 2 the past participle of withdraw …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 7withdrawn — [[t]wɪðdrɔ͟ːn[/t]] 1) Withdrawn is the past participle of withdraw. 2) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ Someone who is withdrawn is very quiet, and does not want to talk to other people. Her husband had become withdrawn and moody. Syn: introverted …

    English dictionary

  • 8withdrawn — (Scratched) A horse that is withdrawn (or scratched) from a race before the start. Horses can be withdrawn due to adverse track conditions or because of illness or injury …

    Equestrian sports dictionary

  • 9Withdrawn — Withdraw With*draw (w[i^][th]*dr[add] ), v. t. [imp. {Withdrew} ( dr[udd] ); p. p. {Withdrawn} ( dr[add]n ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Withdrawing}.] [With against + draw.] 1. To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back; to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 10withdrawn — adjective Date: 1615 1. removed from immediate contact or easy approach ; isolated 2. socially detached and unresponsive ; exhibiting withdrawal ; introverted < a shy and withdrawn child > • withdrawnness noun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary