weazened

The old farmer held a weazened apple in his palm.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Withered or shriveled: "weazened" describes something, typically a person's face or skin, that has become dried up, wrinkled, and shrunken, often due to age, illness, or exposure to harsh conditions.

Usage Examples

• (His hands had become wrinkled and shriveled from work.)
• (Her face had a dried, shrunken appearance.)
• (The apple had become wrinkled and dry.)

Advanced Usage

• "weazened expression": a facial appearance marked by severe wrinkling and a pinched look.

  • The weazened expression of the ancient statue conveyed centuries of wear. (The statue's face looked deeply lined and shrunken.)

• "weazened with age": specifically referring to physical deterioration caused by old age.

  • His skin was weazened with age, like parchment stretched over bone. (His skin was wrinkled and dried due to advanced years.)

Variants and Related Words

• Weazen (adj): a less common variant meaning the same as "weazened".

  • The weazen face of the farmer told stories of sun and wind. (The farmer's face was wrinkled and dried.)

• Wizen (adj): a more standard spelling variant, meaning shriveled or wrinkled.

  • The wizen old woman sat by the fire, her cheeks sunken. (The woman looked dried and shrunken.)

Synonyms

• Withered: dried up and shrunken, often from age or disease.
• Shriveled: contracted into wrinkles, as from loss of moisture.
• Wrinkled: having small lines or folds in the skin or surface.

Related Idioms

• Weazened as a prune: a simile comparing extreme wrinkling to that of a dried prune.

  • After a week in the sun without lotion, his skin was weazened as a prune. (His skin was extremely wrinkled and dried.)

• Weazened with care: describing a face marked by worry or hardship.

  • Her weazened with care expression betrayed a life of struggle. (Her wrinkled face showed the effects of anxiety and difficulty.)