shrunken meaning and definition

SHRUNKEN adjective

Definition of shrunken (adjective)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: shriveled, shrivelled, withered, wizen, wizened
2. reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity
   • "our shriveled receipts during the storm"; "as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled"; "the dollar's shrunken buying power"
   • synonyms: shriveled, shrivelled