How to pronounce wan

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What wan means

adjective

Pale and tired-looking, as if sick

In a sentence: After staying up all night, Leo looked wan and sleepy at breakfast.

Where it comes from: It comes from an Old English word for "dark" or "gloomy," whose earlier origin is uncertain.

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