wizen
Shrink with age
Wizen means to shrivel or dry up, typically from age or exposure: The apple had wizened on the branch.
The adjective wizened describes something dried and wrinkled: a wizened old man, wizened hands.
The word suggests the shrinking that comes with great age or harsh conditions.
Wizened appears far more often than the verb form.
Extremely dry or thirsty
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
- leatheryResembling animal hide
- paperyThin and dry-textured
- dehydratedSeverely lacking moisture
sere · dried · sapless · brittle · cracked · sun-dried · cured · mummified
Contract from dryness
- shrunkDecreased in size
- contractedReduced in size
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
- witheredDried and shrunken
wrinkled · puckered · crinkled · shrunken · deflated · collapsed · diminished · atrophied
parched
Extremely dry or thirsty
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
- leatheryResembling animal hide
- paperyThin and dry-textured
dehydrated · sere · dried · sapless · brittle · cracked · sun-dried · cured · mummified · crisp
shrivel
Contract from dryness
- shrunkDecreased in size
- contractedReduced in size
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
withered · wrinkled · puckered · crinkled · shrunken · deflated · collapsed · diminished · atrophied · wasted
frail
Weak and breakable
skeletal · emaciated · wasted · thin · spindly · weak · delicate · fragile · infirm · enfeebled
wrinkled
Having surface folds
time-worn · ancient · venerable · old · crone · haggard · careworn · lined · furrowed · creased