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[ wiz-uhnd; wee-zuhnd ] / ˈwɪz ənd; ˈwi zənd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wizened ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivewithered; shriveled: a wizened old man; wizened features. Origin of wizenedFirst recorded in 1505–15; wizen + -ed2 Words nearby wizenedwizard, wizardly, Wizard of Oz, The Wonderful, wizardry, wizen, wizened, wk., wkly., WKND, wl, Władysław II Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wizenedOn this day, I think back to an interview I conducted several years ago with a tiny, wizened woman named Tran Thi Nhut. My Lai 45 Years Later—And the Unknown Atrocities of Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan|Nick Turse|March 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST As one wizened figure in The Dragon-Song Chronicle puts it, “Magic is not the only power in this world.” This Week’s Hot Reads, Sept. 24, 2012: David Denby, Alex Witchel & More|Mythili Rao|September 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST She sighs exasperatedly and dispenses surprisingly lucid advice like a wizened old veteran. Chloe Moretz as Carrie & More Badass Roles (Video)|Melissa Leon|March 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST While no one was looking, Darth Vader has been replaced by a wizened, if still ornery, Grandpa Munster. The Next Dick|Michelle Cottle|September 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The old picture of a hustler is a wizened guy, standing on a street corner selling some assortment of unsavory goods. The New American Hustler|The Daily Beast|January 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST There came a tap at the door, and the wizened and somewhat cross face of a middle-aged woman appeared. Girls of the True Blue|L. T. Meade He was a wizened little chap, with scrawny neck and protruding Adam's apple. The Man Who Rocked the Earth|Arthur Train Wizened grandfathers and stolid large-eyed children ate and panted in the suffocating heat, and gorged again. The Belovd Vagabond|William J. Locke Turkey seemed to be a hulking clod and Toot was wizened and shrill-voiced and sharp. The Incendiary|W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy A child with a wizened little old face, and with a skeleton body which was powerless from the waist down. Lad: A Dog|Albert Payson Terhune
British Dictionary definitions for wizened
adjectiveshrivelled, wrinkled, or dried up, esp with age Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to wizenedgnarled, lean, old, reduced, shrunken, withered, worn, wrinkled, diminished, macerated, mummified, shrunk, wilted |