wizened

(wĭz'ənd)
adj.
Withered; wizen.

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meaning 'thin and shrivelled', is a Scottish word derived from Old English that has now become a general English word.

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adj

Definition: dried, shriveled up
Antonyms: moist, smooth, unwrinkled

IN BRIEF: adj. - Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.

The wizened old seer was often approached for advice about life.

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For a list of words related to wizened, see:

• Sickly, out of shape, dull, or weak
• Cold, Unfriendly, Irritable, or Cruel
• Inert, Lazy, Tired, or Insensate

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See words rhyming with "wizened."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - indtørret, sammentrukket, sammenskrumpet, runken, mager

Nederlands (Dutch)
verschrompeld

Français (French)
adj. - ratatiné, désséché

Deutsch (German)
adj. - runzelig, verwelkt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ρυτιδωμένος, ζαρωμένος

Italiano (Italian)
aggrinzito

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - seco, rugoso

Русский (Russian)
засохший (о растении), сморщенный (о яблоке), высохший, худой (о человеке), морщинистый (о коже)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - arrugado, marchito, enjuto, seco, acartonado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förtorkad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
皱缩的, 消瘦的, 枯萎的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 皺縮的, 消瘦的, 枯萎的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 시든, (사람, 얼굴 등이) 몹시 여윈

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - しなびた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ذابل, ذوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נובל, כמוש, זקנה בלה‬

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