withered

adj.
Shriveled, shrunken, or faded from or as if from loss of moisture or sustenance: "the battle to keep his withered dreams intact" (Time).

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

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

Meaning #2: (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
  Synonyms: dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled

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