drawn

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And I am consistently drawn to Stallman threads on HN because people's reaction to this is so interesting.

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Quick take

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering; "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"; "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"; "that raddled but still noble face"; "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickens

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of drawn gathered in one view.

adjective

having the curtains or draperies closed or pulled shut; "the drawn draperies kept direct sunlight from fading the rug"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for drawn.

adjective

See also: careworn, haggard, raddled, worn

adjective

having the curtains or draperies closed or pulled shut; "the drawn draperies kept direct sunlight from fading the rug"

Example sentences

And I am consistently drawn to Stallman threads on HN because people's reaction to this is so interesting.

We do not have the full story but it will not matter because one story has already been presented and conclusions drawn.

Why do VCs make raising money into a ridiculously drawn out process of months of email after email?

If that graphic - that taunting smiley face, drawn when it was assumed that no one was watching - isn't enough to outrage the general public, I don't know what it will take.

Note the arrow they've drawn circumventing every layer of security apart from passengers.