shrivelled - Meaning in Konkani

shrivelled - Meaning in Konkani

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Definitions and Meaning of shrivelled in English

shrivelled adjective

1. reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensityadj.all

   Examples

   • "as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled"
   • "our shriveled receipts during the storm"
   • "the dollar's shrunken buying power"
2. lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illnessadj.all

   Examples

   • "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"
   • "a shrunken old man"
   • "a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair"
   • "he did well despite his withered arm"
   • "he looked shriveled and ill"
   • "the old woman's shriveled skin"
3. (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moistureadj.all

   Examples

   • "dried-up grass"
   • "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"
   • "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"
   • "withered vines"

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