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Definition of
shrunken adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
shrunken
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈʃrʌŋkən
/
/
[
usually before noun
]
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that has become smaller (and less attractive)
synonym
wizened
a shrunken old woman
His cheeks looked shrunken, like withered apples.
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