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• wiz|ened — «WIHZ uhnd, WEE zuhnd», adjective. dried up; withered; shriveled: »a wizened apple, a wizened face. SYNONYM(S): shrunken, wrinkled …   Useful english dictionary

• wiz — wiz; wiz·ard·ly; wiz·ard·ry; wiz·ened; wiz·zled; wiz·ard; …   English syllables

• ened — fright·ened·ly; husk·ened; wiz·ened; black·ened; en·light·ened·ly; en·light·ened·ness; …   English syllables

• wizened — wiz·ened …   English syllables

• wizened — wiz|ened [ˈwızənd] adj [: Old English; Origin: wisnian to become wizened ] a wizened person, fruit etc is small and thin and has skin with a lot of lines and ↑wrinkles …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• wizened — wiz|ened [ wıznd ] adjective old and with a lot of WRINKLES (=lines) on the skin: a wizened old man a few wizened apples …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• wizened — wiz•ened [[t]ˈwɪz ənd, ˈwi zənd[/t]] adj. withered; shriveled: wizened features[/ex] • Etymology: 1505–15 …   From formal English to slang

• Wizened — Wiz ened, a. Dried; shriveled; withered; shrunken; weazen; as, a wizened old man. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English