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Sunken

//ˈsʌŋkən// adj, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    caused, by natural or unnatural means, to be depressed (lower than the surrounding area) or submerged not-comparable

    "The sunken ship lay at a depth of 100 feet"

  2. 2
    Seeming to have fallen deeper back into the face due to tiredness, illness, or old age. not-comparable

    "She looked old and thin with sunken cheeks and hollow eyes."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having a sunken area wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    past participle of sink archaic, form-of, participle, past

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