SHRUNKEN

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does shrunken mean? 

• SHRUNKEN (adjective)
  The adjective SHRUNKEN has 3 senses:

1. lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
2. reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity
3. reduced in size by being drawn together

  Familiarity information: SHRUNKEN used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHRUNKEN (adjective)

Meaning:

Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

Synonyms:

wizen; withered; shrunken; wizened; shrivelled; shriveled

Context examples:

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 / he did well despite his withered arm / a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair

Similar:

lean; thin (lacking excess flesh)

Meaning:

Reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity

Synonyms:

shrunken; shriveled; shrivelled

Context examples:

our shriveled receipts during the storm / as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled / the dollar's shrunken buying power

Similar:

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

Meaning:

Reduced in size by being drawn together

Synonyms:

shrunk; shrunken

Context example:

the shrunken dress was entirely too tight to wear

Similar:

contracted (reduced in size or pulled together)