Associations to the word «Shrunken»

Wiktionary

SHRUNKEN, adjective. Reduced in size as a result of shrinkage; shriveled.
SHRUNKEN, verb. Past participle of shrink

Dictionary definition

SHRUNKEN, adjective. 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 grey hair".
SHRUNKEN, adjective. 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".

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