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[ adjective ] (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
Synonyms Examples "dried-up grass" "the desert was edged with sere vegetation" "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings" "withered vines" Used in print (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)When she returned to life in the big house she felt shriveled of all emotion save dedication to duty . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
Synonyms Examples "the old woman's shriveled skin" "he looked shriveled and ill" "a shrunken old man" "he did well despite his withered arm" "a wizened little man with frizzy gray hair" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity
Synonyms Examples "our shriveled receipts during the storm" "as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled" "the dollar's shrunken buying power" Related terms |
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