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

  • (..) My suspicions where arroused in Heilbron, When one failed to go to the aid of the other. I also noticed a descrete but unmistakable puckering behind the ear Where his skin was had been drawn back. I should've realized then, That they were a surgical experiment. To see if it's possible to (..)
    2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows