English adjective: withered | |||
1. | withered lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness | ||
Samples | The old woman's shriveled skin. He looked shriveled and ill. A shrunken old man. A lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws. He did well despite his withered arm. A wizened little man with frizzy grey hair. | ||
Synonyms | shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, wizen, wizened | ||
Similar | lean, thin | ||
Antonyms | fat | ||
2. | withered (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture | ||
Samples | Dried-up grass. The desert was edged with sere vegetation. Shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings. Withered vines. | ||
Synonyms | dried-up, sear, sere, shriveled, shrivelled | ||
Similar | dry | ||
Domain category | botany, flora, vegetation | ||
Antonyms | wet | ||