SHRIVELED
Scrabble letter values: S1H4R1I1V4E1L1E1D2 = 16
Definition
- adjective (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture. — synonyms: dried-up, sere, sear, shrivelled, withered
- adjective lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness. — synonyms: shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened
- adjective reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity. — synonyms: shrivelled, shrunken
Examples
- “dried-up grass”
- “the desert was edged with sere vegetation”
- “shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings”