Meaning & use
wizened
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Shriveled or wrinkled, especially with age.
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The wizened old man leaned heavily on his walking stick.
A wizened apple sat forgotten at the bottom of the fruit bowl.
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Wizened comes from an old English word meaning 'to wither' and is now used almost exclusively to describe aged faces or dried-out fruit.
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