Definition of WIZENED

wizened

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; ; ; ; -W.F.Starkie
    • "a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair"

Verb

  • simple past and past participle of wizen

Adj

  • Withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.

Origin / Etymology

From wizen + -ed.
Inherited from Middle English wisenen, from Old English wisnian, weosnian, from Proto-Germanic *wisnōjaną. Cognate with Icelandic visna.

Scrabble Score: 20

wizened is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
wizened is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wizened is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

wizened is a valid Words With Friends word