| ADJECTIVE | all | shrivelled, dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, withered | (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture |
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| all | shrivelled, shriveled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened | lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness | |
| all | shrivelled, shriveled, shrunken | reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity |
| Meaning | (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture. | |
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| Synonyms | dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, 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 | |
| Meaning | Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness. | |
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| Synonyms | shriveled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened | |
| Broader | thin, lean | lacking excess flesh |
| Spanish | arrugado, debilitado, flojo | |
| Catalan | arrugat, debilitat, fluix | |
| Meaning | Reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity. | |
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| Synonyms | shriveled, shrunken | |
| Broader | decreased, reduced | made less in size or amount or degree |
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