shrunken
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- v wither, as with a loss of moisture
- v draw back, as with fear or pain
- v reduce in size; reduce physically
- v become smaller or draw together
- v decrease in size, range, or extent
- s lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
a shrunken old man - s reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity
the dollar's shrunken buying power
- Even so, Sunday's vote left conservatives with a shrunken parliamentary majority that may leave the new government vulnerable to interests that oppose programs seen as essential to .
- While the recession hasn't spared any age group, it's been particularly brutal for older Americans who were counting on their (now shrunken) nest eggs to last through their .
- On our shrunken planet, the two codes bump up against each other, throwing the other into relief.