shriveled
adjective
US(UKshrivelled)us/ˈʃrɪv.əld/uk/ˈʃrɪv.əld/dry,smallerthannormal, andcoveredwithlinesas if bycrushingorfolding:
Thoseorangeswerelookingoldand shriveled, so Ithrewthem out.
All I had was two shriveledpotatoes.
abentand shriveledoldman
muchsmallerthan isneededorwanted:
They arenervouslywaitingtoseewhethertheirshriveledpensionfundsrecover.
See
shrivel
- Gojiberriesare shriveledredberriesthatlooklikeredraisins.
- Hisarmsandlegsare so shriveled that hisheadlooksdisproportionatelylarge.
- concernabouttheirshriveledprofitmargins
Decaying and staying fresh
- best-before date
- biodegradable
- biodegrade
- compost
- decay
- decompose
- mouldy
- nonperishable
- nutrient cycling
- out of date
- perish
- perishable
- rack
- rotten
- seed
- sell-by date
- shrivel
- shrivelled
- spoil
- withered
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Becoming and making smaller or less