About The Word Withered
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Withered
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What's The Definition Of Withered?
[adj] lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "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 gray hair"
[adj] (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines" Synonyms | Synonyms for Withered: dried-up | dry | lean | sear | sere | shriveled | shrivelled | shrunken | thin | wizen | wizened Related Terms | Find terms related to Withered: See Also | Withered In Webster's Dictionary \With"ered\, a.
Faded; dried up; shriveled; wilted; wasted; wasted away. --
{With"ered*ness}, n. --Bp. Hall.
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