drawn
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
How often you will meet it
Rank 980 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 18,646 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.009% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering also: careworn, haggard, raddled, worn looking careworn as she bent over her mendingher face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness
- having the curtains or draperies closed or pulled shut the drawn draperies kept direct sunlight from fading the rug
drawn in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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But really, seriously, I am awfully drawn to it.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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His wife had drawn near to him, and taken his hand.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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As transcripts of Homer they are like pictures drawn from a lost point of view.
The Odyssey of Homer · 751? BCE-651? BCE Homer · Chapter 1
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They were the last rescuers to go down, and the cage had been drawn up empty.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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One of the two windows of the room was a little raised, but the blinds were closely drawn.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1