adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of wilt form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Drooping, typically due to lack of water.

Adjective

1. 1
   without energy or will wordnet
2. 2
   (of plants) limp due to heat, loss of water, or disease wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

atrophiedbathed in sweatbeaded with sweatbrittleclammydesiccated

Example

More examples

"I ran. I devoted my entire life to running to a flower that had already wilted when I reached it."

Etymology

From wilt + -ed.

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