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Wizen

/ˈwɪzən/

To wither; to become, or make, lean and wrinkled by shrinkage, as from age or illness.

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verb
  1. 1

    To wither; to become, or make, lean and wrinkled by shrinkage, as from age or illness.

adjective
  1. 1

    Wizened; withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.

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leanverb(intransitive) To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
thinverbHaving little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
witheredShrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water.
wizenedWithered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.
shriveledWrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant.
shrunkenReduced in size as a result of shrinkage; shrivelled.
shrivelledCollapsed in size.

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WordDefinition
witheredShrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water.
shriveledWrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant.
shrivelledCollapsed in size.
shrunkenReduced in size as a result of shrinkage; shrivelled.
thinverbHaving little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
leanverb(intransitive) To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
shrivelverb(intransitive) To become wrinkled.
weazennounAn old person.
weazenedWithered and wrinkled.
wizzled(US, regional) wizened
wearish(obsolete or dialectal) Sickly, wizened, feeble.
weazeny(archaic, colloquial) Somewhat weazen; shrivelled.
wurlynoun(chiefly South Australia) Alternative spelling of wurley. [(chiefly South Australia) An Australian indigenous shelter made from small branches with the leaves still attached.]
dried upDry; having run out of water or liquid.
wrinklyHaving wrinkles.
wurlienoun(Scotland) gnarled, knotted; wizened, wrinkled.
wrinkledy(colloquial) wrinkled; wrinkly
witherySomewhat withered.
decrepitWeakened or worn out from age or wear.
bewrinkledFilled with or characterised by wrinkles.

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