: showing the effects of tension, pain, or illness : haggard
a face drawn with pain
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Adjective
His illness left him looking very pale and drawn.
She had a drawn face.
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For her, as a Sagittarius, that means a love of spice, though a Virgo may feel more drawn to earthy greens.
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Don’t be surprised if people ask tougher questions or simply feel more drawn to taboo topics.
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Adjective
Catalina’s character is exceptionally well drawn, and the subtle, fantastic elements — unanswered phone calls, a sense of an unseen presence, intuitive impulses — lend the film a distinctive, poetic identity.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
For her, as a Sagittarius, that means a love of spice, though a Virgo may feel more drawn to earthy greens.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 17 Oct. 2025
Don’t be surprised if people ask tougher questions or simply feel more drawn to taboo topics.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
At the end, behind a drawn curtain, a stairwell drops into a rocky entrance where black waters wait in the gloom.
—Jennifer Walker, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Drawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drawn. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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