drawn

Definition

  • adjective: looking very thin and tired especially from worry, pain, or illness
  • adjective: showing the effects of tension, pain, or illness
  • past participle of 'draw'
  • synonyms: tired, closed, drawn battle

Examples

  • She 'was drawn in' by his friendly manner. [=she wanted to know and talk to him because he was friendly]

  • The principal's remarks have 'drawn fire' [=attracted angry criticism] from both parents and teachers.

  • ('Brit') The U.S. team have been 'drawn against' [=chosen to play against] Greece in the first round.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) BALIN: That, my lad... ...was a dragon. The Smaug that I worked with... ...was a tennis ball on the end of a stick with an angry face drawn on it. I just kept thinking of Benedict Cumberbatch's face. Not good because it's not gonna look like Benedict Cumberbatch, ha-ha-ha! There will be nudity. (..)
    2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey