HyperDic: shriveled

English > 3 senses of the word *shriveled*:
ADJECTIVE	all	shriveled, dried-up, sere, sear, shrivelled, withered	(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
	all	shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened	lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
	all	shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken	reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity

shriveled > pronunciation
Sounds	shrih'vahld
Rhymes	addled ... wrinkled: 103 rhymes with ahld...

English > *shriveled*: 3 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture.
Example	"shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"
Synonyms	dried-up, sere, sear, shrivelled, withered
Category	vegetation, flora, botany	All the plant life in a particular region or period
Broader	dry	Free from liquid / liquid or moisture
Spanish	marchito, reseco, seco

English > *shriveled*: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.
Examples	"the old woman's shriveled skin" "he looked shriveled and ill"
Synonyms	shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened
Broader	thin, lean	lacking excess flesh
Spanish	arrugado, debilitado, flojo
Catalan	arrugat, debilitat, fluix

English > *shriveled*: 3 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	Reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity.
Examples	"our shriveled receipts during the storm" "as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled"
Synonyms	shrivelled, shrunken
Broader	decreased, reduced	made less in size or amount or degree

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