wizened
adjective | /wizened/
shrivelled or wrinkled with age
wizened
adjective | /wizened/
Advanced WordsMEDIUMshrivelled or wrinkled with age
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"The wizened old man had a thousand stories to tell."
"The apple was wizened and inedible after weeks in storage."
Mnemonic Trick
WIZENED → WIZ(ard) + NED: picture a wizened wizard—small and wrinkled.
Etymology
From Old English wizenian “to dry up or wither.”
Used for shriveled appearance from age.
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