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withered

wit·he·red

UK/ˈwɪðəd/ US/ˈwɪðɚd/ uncommon

adjective

1.

lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

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

(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”

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