atrophied

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adjective

exhibiting or affected with atrophy; wasted; withered; shriveled: an atrophied arm; an atrophied talent.

Origin of atrophied

First recorded in 1590–1600; atrophy + -ed²

Even under her rain gear, I notice her muscular shoulders, which look even stronger contrasted with her atrophied legs.
This Adaptive Mountain Bike Brings Freedom Back to Disabled Riders | cobrien | January 20, 2022 | Outside Online
Inevitably, the old visceral “hands-on” flying skills, no longer much employed by pilots, have atrophied like an unused limb.
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly? | Clive Irving | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
That appears, at best, to be feeble, at worst to have atrophied altogether.
Why’s Al Qaeda So Strong? Washington Has (Literally) No idea | Bruce Riedel | November 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Most pythons have atrophied useless pelvises floating inside their abdomens, not connected to anything.
The Crazy Way Creationists Try To Explain Human Tails Without Evolution | Karl W. Giberson | June 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
A lack of competitive elections meant that state parties atrophied.
Democrats March on the South to Hold Senate Majority in 2014 | David Freedlander | October 31, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

Restoring the atrophied Israeli Zionist left is the only way to ensure movement on the peace process.
Israelis Giving Palestinians Their Votes | Mira Sucharov | January 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
There is no reason why in the years to come hand and foot should not both be atrophied.
American Sketches | Charles Whibley
Plenty of good air there to fill lungs atrophied by long night hours in the sick atmosphere of the wards.
A Sheaf of Corn | Mary E. Mann
One external opening sufficed to carry off the entire secretion of the gland, and the other openings therefore atrophied.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland Balfour
But the first has already atrophied considerably, and may easily be recognized as the spiracle.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland Balfour
Eventually the old mouth and throat atrophied, and one pair of coalesced gill-slits came to serve as the sole mouth.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland Balfour

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