Withered (Adjective)
Meaning 1
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The once vibrant flowers had withered away due to the severe drought.
- The withered branches of the old tree creaked in the gentle breeze.
- After weeks without rain, the withered grass crunched beneath our feet.
- The withered leaves on the unwatered plants were a stark reminder of our neglect.
- The garden, once full of life, was now filled with withered vines and dead flowers.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "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"-W.F.Starkie; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair".
Classification
All adjective clusters.