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English to English adjective satellite
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(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture |  | Example: dried-up grass
the desert was edged with sere vegetation
shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings
withered vines
source: wordnet30
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lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness | | Example: 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
he did well despite his withered arm
a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair
source: wordnet30
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reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity | | Example: our shriveled receipts during the storm
as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled
the dollar's shrunken buying power
source: wordnet30
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