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Definition of drawn adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

drawn

adjective
 
/drɔːn/
 
/drɔːn/
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  1. (of a person or their face) looking pale and thin because the person is ill, tired or worried
    • He looked very pale and drawn.
    • Jo looked drawn and strained after her long night’s work.
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    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDrawn is used with these nouns:
    • curtain
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