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shrivelled

Dictionary definition · shrivelled

adjective

  1. (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture"dried-up grass"
  2. lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness"the old woman's shriveled skin"
  3. reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity"our shriveled receipts during the storm"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).