atrophied
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- nonatrophied adjective
- unatrophied adjective
Etymology
Origin of atrophied
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.
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
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