wizened

Word family adjectivewizenedverbwizen

wiz·ened /ˈwɪzənd/ adjectiveadj

OLD/NOT YOUNGa wizened person, fruit etc is small and thin and has skin with a lot of lines and wrinkles 〔人、水果等〕干瘦的，干瘪的

Examples from the Corpus

wizened• His face was remarkable: gaunt, wizened and pale, the skin pulled taut across the prominent bones.• In the centre was a small wizened bulb like a tiny onion.• The wizened doctor slowly pressed three fingers against the artery in my wrist.• He had a bony wizened face and an unhealthy pallor.• He barely recognized her wizened face and haggard features.• The fellow's yellow, wizened face broke into a sharp-toothed smile.• The old man's wizened face lost its folds and wrinkles, the eyes firmed, clear blue in their trance-like stare.• a wizened face• At the advanced age of 71, Charles Bronson's wizened features are returning to the big screen.• As he screamed, the fleshless man climbed on to his chest and crouched there, the wizened head darting to his throat.• The voice that came out of the wizened little mouth was loud and quite threatening.• The door was opened by a wizened old man clutching a walking stick.

Origin wizened

Old English wisnian “to become wizened”

词汇	wizened
释义	wizened Word family adjectivewizenedverbwizen wiz·ened /ˈwɪzənd/ adjectiveadj OLD/NOT YOUNGa wizened person, fruit etc is small and thin and has skin with a lot of lines and wrinkles 〔人、水果等〕干瘦的，干瘪的 Examples from the Corpus wizened• His face was remarkable: gaunt, wizened and pale, the skin pulled taut across the prominent bones.• In the centre was a small wizened bulb like a tiny onion.• The wizened doctor slowly pressed three fingers against the artery in my wrist.• He had a bony wizened face and an unhealthy pallor.• He barely recognized her wizened face and haggard features.• The fellow's yellow, wizened face broke into a sharp-toothed smile.• The old man's wizened face lost its folds and wrinkles, the eyes firmed, clear blue in their trance-like stare.• a wizened face• At the advanced age of 71, Charles Bronson's wizened features are returning to the big screen.• As he screamed, the fleshless man climbed on to his chest and crouched there, the wizened head darting to his throat.• The voice that came out of the wizened little mouth was loud and quite threatening.• The door was opened by a wizened old man clutching a walking stick. Origin wizened Old English wisnian “to become wizened”
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