shriveled, adj.
freq. cnt. 1
freq. cnt. 1
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
dried-up sear sere shriveled shrivelled withered
sample sentences
"dried-up grass""the desert was edged with sere vegetation"
"shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"
"withered vines"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity
<adj.all>
shriveled shrivelled shrunken
sample sentences
"our shriveled receipts during the storm""as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled"
"the dollar's shrunken buying power"
semantic pointers
similar to
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
shriveled shrivelled shrunken withered wizen wizened
sample 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"-W.F.Starkie
"he did well despite his withered arm"
"a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair"
semantic pointers
similar to