drawn

[ drawn ]

verb

1. past participle of draw.

adjective

1. tense; haggard.
2. eviscerated, as a fowl.
3. Glassmaking.
   1. of or relating to the stem of a drinking glass that has been formed by stretching from a small mass of molten metal left at the base of the bowl of the vessel.
   2. of or relating to glass that is drawn over a series of rollers as it comes from the furnace.

drawn

/ drɔːn /

adjective

1. haggard, tired, or tense in appearance

Other Words From

• well-drawn adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of drawn¹

First recorded in 1150–1200, for the adjective

Example Sentences

I didn’t grow up hunting, but like many of my outdoorsy peers in recent years, I found myself drawn to the sport for a variety of reasons.

From Outside Online

I was drawn to The Class for different reasons—chiefly, the pipe dream of achieving a tighter and tauter backside.

From The Daily Beast

She has had clients from all over the world, including Ireland and India, who are drawn to her via word of mouth and her website.

From The Daily Beast

It happened and it was a group of maybe 200 in a movement that has drawn tens of thousands in New York alone.

From The Daily Beast

Along with crowds, Cereal Killer has also drawn polarizing responses from the public and the media.

From The Daily Beast

Nearly 85 percent of its population are expats drawn to work in the rapidly growing tax-havens.

From The Daily Beast

When she arrived she made a regular entry into the city in a coach all gold and glass, drawn by eight superb plumed horses.

From Project Gutenberg

I have drawn a Line between the figures at the extream changes, that next below the Line is the extream.

From Project Gutenberg

The tattered outcast dozes on his bench while the chariot of the wealthy is drawn by.

From Project Gutenberg

The result of this mission was eminently successful; a special treaty was drawn up and Spain sold Louisiana to France.

From Project Gutenberg

His boyish suspenders had been put away in favor of a belt, which was tight-drawn about his slim waist.

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