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shrunken

 
Dictionary: shrunk·en   (shrŭng'kən) pronunciation
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A past participle of shrink.


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adjective

    Physically haggard: cadaverous, drawn, emaciated, gaunt, skeletal, wasted. Idioms: skin and bones. See better/worse, tired/fresh.

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
  Synonyms: shriveled, shrivelled, withered, wizen, wizened

Meaning #2: reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity
  Synonyms: shriveled, shrivelled

Meaning #3: reduced in size by being drawn together
  Synonym: shrunk

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