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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | shriveled, dried-up, sere, sear, shrivelled, withered | (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture |
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| 2 | shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened | Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness | |
| 3 | shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken | Reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity |
| Sounds | shrih'vahld |
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| Rhymes | addled, angled, Arnold, and 106 more rhymes in ahld... |
| Meaning | (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture. |
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| Examples | "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings" |
| Synonyms | dried-up, sere, sear, shrivelled, withered |
| Similar to | dry |
| Category | vegetation, flora, botany |
| Meaning | Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness. |
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| Examples | "the old woman's shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill" |
| Synonyms | shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened |
| Similar to | thin, lean |
| Meaning | Reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity. |
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| Examples | "our shriveled receipts during the storm"; "as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled" |
| Synonyms | shrivelled, shrunken |
| Similar to | decreased, reduced |
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