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drawn

Drawn describes the look of someone who is tired, overworked, or ill. People will worry about you if your face looks drawn every morning because you stay up so late doing homework.

The adjective drawn comes from the Old English verb dragan, which means to pull or to drag. Dragan is also the root for the artistic sense of the verb "draw," but drawn doesn't describe art. It can mean pulled closed, however. The drawn drapes keep your room so dark that it's always dark as night in there, which is good for sleeping, but bad when you have to get up early for school.

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: drawn

1
adj
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
2
adj
having the curtains or draperies closed or pulled shut
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: drawn
1

adj showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

“her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness”
Synonyms:
careworn, haggard, raddled, worn
tired
depleted of strength or energy
2

adj having the curtains or draperies closed or pulled shut

“the drawn draperies kept direct sunlight from fading the rug”
Synonyms
closed
not open or affording passage or access
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