shriveled

Letters that make shriveled

s, d, e, l, h, r, i, v are letters that make 'shriveled'

Words within shriveled

el, LED, rive, RI, ED, EL, iv, IV, LE, hr, shrivel, shrive are words within 'shriveled'


3 possible definitions for 'shriveled'

Shriveled as "lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness"

Under this definition, shriveled is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

shrunken, shrivelled, withered, wizen, wizened have the same meaning as 'shriveled'

Similar to shriveled

thin, lean are similar to 'shriveled'.

Example of shriveled used within this context

"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"-W.F.Starkie, "he did well despite his withered arm", "a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair"


Shriveled as "(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture"

Under this definition, shriveled is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

shrivelled, withered, sere, sear, dried-up have the same meaning as 'shriveled'

shriveled as a category

'shriveled' can be a category of vegetation, flora, botany.

Derivatives of shriveled

sereness is a derivative of shriveled.

Similar to shriveled

dry is similar to shriveled.

Example of shriveled used within this context

"dried-up grass", "the desert was edged with sere vegetation", "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings", "withered vines"


Shriveled as "reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity"

Under this definition, shriveled is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

shrunken, shrivelled have the same meaning as 'shriveled'

Similar to shriveled

decreased, reduced are similar to 'shriveled'.

Example of shriveled used within this context

"our shriveled receipts during the storm", "as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled", "the dollar's shrunken buying power"



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