Associations to the word «Shrunken»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
SHRUNKEN, adjective. Reduced in size as a result of shrinkage; shriveled.
SHRUNKEN, verb. Past participle of shrink
Dictionary definition
SHRUNKEN, adjective. Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness; "the old woman's 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".
SHRUNKEN, adjective. Reduced in efficacy or vitality or intensity; "our shriveled receipts during the storm"; "as the project wore on she found her enthusiasm shriveled"; "the dollar's shrunken buying power".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.