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Definition of wizened adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wizened

adjective
 
/ˈwɪznd/
 
/ˈwɪznd/
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  1. looking smaller and having many folds and lines in the skin, because of being old synonym shrivelled
    • a wizened little man
    • wizened apples
    • her old wizened face
    Topics Life stagesc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryWizened is used with these nouns:
    • face
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    Word Originearly 16th cent.: past participle of archaic wizen ‘shrivel’, of Germanic origin.
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