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Also Inflected form of shrivel

shrivelled

shri·vel·led

uncommon uk

adjective

1.

(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”
2.

lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

  • “the old woman”
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3.

reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity

  • “our shriveled receipts during the storm”
  • “as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled”
  • “the dollar”
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Origin

Equivalent to shrivel + -ed.

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