WebJan 17, 2024 · wizened. simple past tense and past participle of wizen; Adjective . wizened (comparative more wizened, superlative most wizened) Withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness. 1816, Sir Walter Scott, Old Mortality, ch. 8: "Ill-fard, crazy, crack-brained gowk, that she is!" exclaimed the housekeeper. . . Webwiz·en. To dry up; wither or shrivel. To cause to wither, shrivel, or dry up. Shriveled or dried up; withered: "There would be a day when his face would be wrinkled and wizen" (Oscar Wilde). [Middle English wisenen, from Old English wisnian .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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Webwizened pronunciation. How to say wizened. Listen to the audio pronunciation in English. Learn more. WebDefinition of Wizened. lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the old womans shriveled skin"; "he looked shriveled and ill"; "a shrunken old man"; "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie; "he did well despite his withered arm"; "a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair" WebDefine wizened. wizened synonyms, wizened pronunciation, wizened translation, English dictionary definition of wizened. adj. Withered; wizen. American Heritage® Dictionary … swoon and shimmer