Shriveled
adj, verb
adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of shrivel US, form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant. US
"A prune is a shriveled plum."
- 2 Collapsed in size. US
"Her lips looked too shriveled to close over her teeth."
Adjective
- 1 reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity wordnet
- 2 lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness wordnet
- 3 (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Raisins are shriveled wine grapes."