withered, adj.
freq. cnt. 1
freq. cnt. 1
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
(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