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 Word Forms

• well-drawn adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of drawn¹

First recorded in 1150–1200, for the adjective

Example Sentences

The ruling has drawn fury from the tech giants, with Apple saying it risked harming consumers through "weaker privacy" and "delayed access to new features", while Google called the decision "disappointing, disproportionate and unwarranted".

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Princess Eugenie, whose uncle is Britain's head of state King Charles III, splits her time between London and Comporta, drawn by the region's relaxed lifestyle.

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Some investors have drawn comparisons between the megadeals of today and some excesses of the original dot-com bubble.

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Such factors have increasingly drawn families to cruising, so much so that about one-third of them now sail with at least three generations, according to a 2024 report from Cruise Lines International Assn.

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“Hidden Out!” and “Techno Logic” are drawn from various sessions, many from 2017, and they couldn’t sound more different.

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