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1. Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
   "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"; "he did well despite his withered arm";
   - shriveled [US], shrivelled [Brit, Cdn], shrunken, wizen, wizened
    
2. (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
   "withered vines";
   - dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled [US], shrivelled [Brit, Cdn]

1. Become dry, thin and weak or dead due to loss of water
   "The fruit dried and withered";
   - shrivel, shrivel up, shrink
    
2. Lose freshness, vigour, or vitality
   "Her bloom was withering";
   - fade

See also: dry, lean, meager [N. Amer], meagre [Brit, Cdn], thin

Type of: decrease, diminish, disappear, fall, go away, lessen, vanish

Encyclopedia: Withered