Meaning & use
drawn
Looking tired, tense, or thin, especially in the face, often from stress or illness.
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After the long flight, her face looked pale and drawn from exhaustion.
He looked drawn and exhausted after weeks of caring for his sick mother.
A note on using this word
Drawn in this sense describes appearance from fatigue or worry, distinct from drawn meaning pulled or sketched.
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Ending in a tie, with neither side winning.
The chess match ended drawn after both players ran low on time.
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