English Dictionary

wizened

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈwɪzənd/

形容詞

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

日本語の意味

老化や病気によって皮膚がしぼみ、縮んでしわが目立つ状態（しぼんだ、枯れた、やせ衰えた様子）

The wizened gardener knelt by the greenhouse, tenderly pruning the last of the roses.

しわくちゃの庭師は温室のそばでひざまずき、最後のバラを優しく剪定した。

意味（1）

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

Ill-fard, crazy, crack-brained gowk, that she is! exclaimed the housekeeper. . . If it hadna been that I am mair than half a gentlewoman by my station, I wad hae tried my ten nails in the wizen'd hide o' her!

more wizened （ comparative ）

most wizened （ superlative ）