shrunken

Letters that make shrunken

s, e, k, n, h, r, u are letters that make 'shrunken'

Words within shrunken

ken, UN, en, run, Ru, hr are words within 'shrunken'


2 possible definitions for 'shrunken'

Shrunken as "reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity"

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

Synonyms

shrivelled, shriveled have the same meaning as 'shrunken'

Similar to shrunken

decreased, reduced are similar to 'shrunken'.

Example of shrunken 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"


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

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

Synonyms

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

Similar to shrunken

thin, lean are similar to 'shrunken'.

Example of shrunken 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"



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