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SHRUNKEN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity

Example:

the dollar's shrunken buying power

Synonyms:

shriveled; shrivelled; shrunken

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

decreased; reduced (made less in size or amount or degree)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

Example:

a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair

Synonyms:

shriveled; shrivelled; shrunken; withered; wizen; wizened

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

lean; thin (lacking excess flesh)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Past participle of the verb shrink

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