drawishadj.
/ˈdrɔː(r)ɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈdrɔɪʃ/, /ˈdrɑɪʃ/ Chess.
Of a position, move, etc.: likely to lead to or result in a draw.
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drawish1881
1881 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 8 May 11/5 Better..to have exchanged queens, though in that case the game would have assumed a very ‘drawish’ appearance.
1922 Brit. Chess Mag. 42 388 Tarrasch guided the game into drawish lines.
1981 H. Golombek Beginning Chess vi. 96 The opening was highly popular in the nineteenth century but lost its popularity..once it was realized how drawish violent openings tend to become.
2008 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 17 Feb. (Front section) 23/6 A large number of known opening sequences lead to drawish positions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).
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