shrivelled
Wrinkled from drying
Shrivelled is the British spelling of shriveled—wrinkled and contracted, as from loss of moisture or vitality.
Fruit shrivels when it dries out.
Skin shrivels with age.
The word extends to diminished things: shrivelled hopes, a shrivelled sense of justice.
Something shrivelled has lost its former fullness or vigor.
Twisted and knotty
- creasedBearing pressed lines
- furrowedMarked with grooves
- crinkledFormed small wrinkles
- puckeredDrawn into wrinkles
lined · corrugated · craggy · weathered · leathery · sagging · rumpled · pinched
Extremely dry or thirsty
- wiltedLimp from dehydration
- sereDried and shriveled
- dehydratedSeverely lacking moisture
- mummifiedPreserved by desiccation
crisped · scorched · sunbaked · sapless · brittle · crumbly · husked · leathery
Reduced from original dimensions
- compressedReduced by pressure
- constrictedMade narrower by pressure
- diminishedMade or became smaller
- reducedMade less in amount
compacted · condensed · narrowed · tightened · squeezed · pinched · drawn · tucked
Left behind completely
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
- untendedNot looked after
- wastedUsed without good result
- forlornSad and abandoned
unloved · uncared-for · forgotten · derelict · languished · starved · stunted · atrophied
gnarled
Twisted and knotty
puckered · lined · corrugated · craggy · weathered · leathery · sagging · rumpled · pinched · drawn
parched
Extremely dry or thirsty
- wiltedLimp from dehydration
- sereDried and shriveled
- dehydratedSeverely lacking moisture
mummified · crisped · scorched · sunbaked · sapless · brittle · crumbly · husked · leathery · arid
shrunken
Reduced from original dimensions
- compressedReduced by pressure
- constrictedMade narrower by pressure
- diminishedMade or became smaller
reduced · compacted · condensed · narrowed · tightened · squeezed · pinched · drawn · tucked · crumpled
abandoned
Left behind completely
forlorn · unloved · uncared-for · forgotten · derelict · languished · starved · stunted · atrophied · diminished
ancient
Very old indeed
hoary · venerable · grizzled · gnarled · careworn · haggard · gaunt · drawn · wasted · senescent
rotten
Decomposed or corrupt
- decomposedBroken into simpler parts
- blightedHarmed by destructive force
- moldyCovered in fungal growth
spoiled · putrid · festering · rotting · wasted · perished · deteriorated · wilted · blackened · overripe