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wizened
adjective
Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness;- W.F.Starkie
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ˈwɪzənd
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adjective
Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness;- W.F.Starkie
“The old woman's shriveled skin”
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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
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