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wizened
What does wizened mean?
wizened (adjective): withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use wizened in a sentence?
- A wizened little man with frizzy gray hair. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does wizened come from?
From wizen + -ed.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “wizened” mean?
withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
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tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result
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difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
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recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances
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