Sekirov Dictionary

wizen

/ˈwɪzən/

verb 2
adjective 1
forms 5

verb2

•
To wither; to become lean and wrinkled by shrinkage, as from age or illness.
- 1–2000 solution gave no blackening, the tissues of the apple wizening before any effect was seen. — 1920
•
To make wizened.
- […] Lea, archetype of the older woman, wise, but not yet wizened by age and experience. — 1981

adjective1

•
Wizened; withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.
- His face was wizen and wrinkled, his faded blue eyes dim and weak-looking. He was feeble, and his hands were tremulous with a perpetual nervous motion. — 1864

forms

wizened · wizening · wizens · more wizen · most wizen

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