Definition of withered Withered
/wɪˈðɚd/ - [witherd] -
We found 6 definitions of withered from 4 different sources.
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What does withered mean?
WordNet
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| withered - (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines" | ||
| dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled | ||
| dry practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal" | ||
| botany, flora, vegetation the branch of biology that studies plants | ||
| withered - 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" | ||
| shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, wizen, wizened | ||
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Wiktionary 
- withered (Adjective)
Shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- withered (imp. & p. p.)
of Wither - withered (a.)
Faded; dried up; shriveled; wilted; wasted; wasted away.
