• word of the day

    withered

    withered - Dictionary definition and meaning for word withered

    Definition
    (adj) lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
    Example Sentence
    • 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
    Definition
    (adj) (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
    Synonyms : dried-up , sear , sere , shriveled , shrivelled
    Example Sentence
    • dried-up grass
    • the desert was edged with sere vegetation
    • shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings
    • withered vines
Download our Mobile App Today
Receive our word of the day
on Whatsapp