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wizened.

Withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈwɪzənd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈwɪzənd/General-American/ˈwaɪzənd/General-American, uncommon
  1. Withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.

Where this word comes from

From wizen + -ed. Inherited from Middle English wisenen, from Old English wisnian, weosnian, from Proto-Germanic *wisnōjaną. Cognate with Icelandic visna.

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