atrophied

[a-truh-feed]

adjective

1. exhibiting or affected with atrophy; wasted; withered; shriveled.

   an atrophied arm; an atrophied talent.

Other Word Forms

• nonatrophied adjective
• unatrophied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of atrophied¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; atrophy + -ed ²

Example Sentences

“Our statewide Republican fundraising has atrophied because it has been over a generation since we had a viable statewide candidate in California,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

"Our democratic muscles have atrophied, and I hope they can be reinvigorated before it's too late."

From Salon

Any principles beyond those have atrophied into invisibility.

From Salon

Those muscles atrophied, leaving a huge opportunity for someone like Matt.

From Los Angeles Times

“Although his boss had to pretend to embrace the family-friendly nature of the town whose newspaper he ran,” Roman observes, “privately he was a man with a heart as atrophied as his calf muscles.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bony 
• gaunt 
• scrawny 
• skeletal 
• skinny