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View synonyms for wizened

wizened

[ wiz-uhnd; wee-zuhnd ]

adjective

  1. withered; shriveled:

    a wizened old man; wizened features.



wizened

/ ˈwɪzənd /

adjective

  1. shrivelled, wrinkled, or dried up, esp with age
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wizened1

First recorded in 1505–15; wizen + -ed 2
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Example Sentences

Cecilia also encounters a wizened nun with large cross-shaped scars on the soles of her feet.

The plant had once been glorious but was abandoned in critical condition, with sap-oozing wounds and wizened limbs.

Jeremy Egner of The New York Times wrote that “Stewart’s first night found him grayer — at one point he used his own wizened face as a prop in a joke about the presidential candidates’ ages.

Stewart’s first night back found him grayer — at one point he used his own wizened face as a prop in a joke about the presidential candidates’ ages.

She darted to the nearest staircase, passing more wizened librarians toting armfuls of books, automats leading sullen trainees with detention slips, and people browsing.

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