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Also Inflected form of shrink

shrunken

shrun·ken

UK/ˈʃɹʌŋkən/ US/ˈʃʰɹʷʌŋkʰən] ~ [ˈʃʰɹʷʌŋkʰn̩/ rare

adjective

1.

lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

  • “the old woman”
  • “;”
  • “;”
  • “;”
  • “-W.F.Starkie;”
  • “;”
2.

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”
3.

reduced in size by being drawn together

  • “the shrunken dress was entirely too tight to wear”
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