WITHERED


Meaning of WITHERED in English

adjective

Etymology: from past participle of wither (I)

: shriveled and shrunken from drying : wizened

a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws — W.F.Starkie

leaning heavily on withered phrases — Kevin Desmond

• with·ered·ness noun -es

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