What does SHRIVELLED mean?
Definitions for SHRIVELLED
shriv·elled
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Princeton's WordNet
dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, witheredadjective
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
"dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines"
shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizenedadjective
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
"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"-W.F.Starkie; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair"
shriveled, shrivelled, shrunkenadjective
reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity
"our shriveled receipts during the storm"; "as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled"; "the dollar's shrunken buying power"
Wiktionary
shrivelledadjective
Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant.
shrivelledadjective
Collapsed in size.
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shrivelled
Shrivelled refers to something that has become wrinkled, shrunken, dried up, or withered, often due to a loss of moisture or as a result of aging. It is typically used in the context of plant materials such as leaves or fruits, but can also refer to other material objects or even metaphorically describe intangible things like opportunities or relationships.
Webster Dictionary
Shrivelled
of Shrivel
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of SHRIVELLED in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of SHRIVELLED in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of SHRIVELLED in a Sentence
What a wretched lot of old shrivelled creatures we shall be by-and-by. Never mind- the uglier we get in the eyes of others, the lovelier we shall be to each other that has always been my firm faith about friendship.
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