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shrivelled

adj

Etymology

Equivalent to shrivel + -ed.

  1. derived from *skrinkwaną✻ — “to shrivel, shrink”
  2. formed as shrivelled — “shrivel + -ed”

Definitions

  1. Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has…

    Wrinkled because the volume has reduced while the surface area of the outer layer has remained constant.

    • A prune is a shrivelled plum.
    • All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut.

  2. Collapsed in size.

  3. simple past and past participle of shrivel

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA