wizened
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wiz·ened
(wĭz′ənd)adj.
Withered; wizen.
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wizened
(ˈwɪzənd) orwizen
adj
shrivelled, wrinkled, or dried up, esp with age
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wiz•ened
(ˈwɪz ənd, ˈwi zənd)adj.
withered; shriveled: wizened features.
[1505–15]
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Adj. | 1. | wizened - lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the old woman's shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair" |
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wizened
adjective wrinkled, lined, worn, withered, dried up, shrivelled, gnarled, shrunken, sere (archaic) a little wizened old fellow with no teeth
rounded, smooth, swollen, plump, bloated, turgid
rounded, smooth, swollen, plump, bloated, turgid
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wizened
adj → verhutzelt, verschrumpelt
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wizened
[ˈwɪznd] adj → raggrinzito/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995