Meaning & use
Atrophied
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Wasted away or weakened from disuse, lack of nourishment, or age; also used as an adjective to describe something diminished through neglect.
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His arm muscles had atrophied significantly after months in a cast.
Without regular use, her language skills in French had atrophied over the years.
A note on using this word
Though most familiar in a medical context describing muscle loss, "atrophied" is widely used figuratively for skills, institutions, or relationships that decline from neglect.
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