withered

Definition of Withered in English :

Adjective

1. shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened

lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

Example Sentences:
'the old woman's shriveled skin'
'he looked shriveled and ill'
'a shrunken old man'
'a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws'
'he did well despite his withered arm'
'a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair'

lean
thin

2. dried-up, sear, sere, shriveled, shrivelled, withered

(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture

Example Sentences:
'dried-up grass'
'the desert was edged with sere vegetation'
'shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings'
'withered vines'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Withered

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adj.

Shriveled, shrunken, or faded from or as if from loss of moisture or sustenance: "the battle to keep his withered dreams intact" (Time).

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