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Synonyms

atrophied

American  
[a-truh-feed] / ˈæ trə fid /

adjective

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

    an atrophied arm; an atrophied talent.

Other Word Forms

  • nonatrophied adjective
  • unatrophied adjective

Etymology

Origin of atrophied

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

Example Sentences

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When we met him, he meandered across the field, atrophied by lack of exercise, sat on my foot and looked up with a hopeful demeanor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2025

Social skills and conversational ease have stiffened and atrophied.

From New York Times • May 14, 2024

Because the violin is much lighter than the viola, my atrophied arm muscles were able to hold it.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2023

But polio had left Ali with a twisted, atrophied right leg that was sallow skin over bone with lit­tle in between except a paper-thin layer of muscle.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

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