wizened meaning and definition

WIZENED adjective

Definition of wizened (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, shrunken, withered, wizen