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[ adjective ] lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

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

thin

2
[ adjective ] (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture

Examples

"dried-up grass" "the desert was edged with sere vegetation" "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings" "withered vines"

Related terms

vegetation dry

3
[ adjective ] reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity

Synonyms

shrunken shriveled

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

decreased

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