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Shrivelled

adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant. UK

    "A prune is a shrivelled plum."

  2. 2
    Collapsed in size. UK
Adjective
  1. 1
    reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity wordnet
  2. 2
    lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness wordnet
  3. 3
    (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of shrivel UK, form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

Equivalent to shrivel + -ed.

Etymology 2

Equivalent to shrivel + -ed.

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