Withered in English dictionary

  • withered

    Meanings and definitions of "Withered"

    • Shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water.
    • Simple past tense and past participle of wither.
    • adjective
      Shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water.
    • verb
      simple past tense and past participle of [i]wither[/i]
    • adjective
      lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "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"
    • adjective
      (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines"

    Synonyms of "Withered" in English dictionary

    sear, dry, wizen are the top synonyms of "Withered" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Withered

    • withered ( comparative more withered, superlative most withered)
    • withered (comparative more withered, superlative most withered)
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