English Dictionary
◊ SHRUNKEN
shrunken
adj 1: lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the
old woman's shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and
ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a
man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie;
"he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened
little man with frizzy gray hair" [syn: {shriveled}, {shrivelled},
{withered}, {wizen}, {wizened}]
2: reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity; "our shriveled
receipts during the storm"; "as the project wore on she
found her enthusiasm shriveled"; "the dollar's shrunken
buying power" [syn: {shriveled}, {shrivelled}]
3: reduced in size by being drawn together; "the shrunken dress
was entirely too tight to wear" [syn: {shrunk}]