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wizened

wi·ze·ned

UK/ˈwɪzənd/ US/ˈwɪzənd/ uncommon

adjective

1.

lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

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

From wizen + -ed. Inherited from Middle English wisenen, from Old English wisnian, weosnian, from Proto-Germanic *wisnōjaną. Cognate with Icelandic visna.

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