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adjective

Definition of wizenednext
as in gaunt
dry and wrinkled usually because of old age the old man's wizened face

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wizened

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verb

past tense of wizen
as in shriveled

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  1. gaunt
  2. haggard
  3. skeletal
  4. withered
Adjective
  • Antonio ended up in intensive care at Dell’s Children's Medical Center and was gaunt, his blood coagulating.
    Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Nov. 2024
  • The hostages appeared gaunt in the disturbing black-and-white footage.
    Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2024
Definition of gaunt
Adjective
  • The face that confronted him was haggard and gaunt, its hair and beard unkempt.
    Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
  • These are films about a haggard failson trying to hold his life together with the help of a wise-cracking goo monster who longs for the taste of human brains.
    Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of haggard
Adjective
  • Around noon on Saturday, Oct. 27, two hunters stalking deer stumbled upon skeletal remains a few miles from where the other two sets of bones had been found.
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The skeletal remains of Mack, 24, who worked as an escort at the time of her death, were first discovered in Manorville, N.Y. in 2000.
    Liam Quinn, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of skeletal
Verb
  • But the defense surrendered a touchdown on the first drive and withered at critical junctures.
    Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Drought has withered the palms, and the escalators are still.
    Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of withered
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