withered
adjective
[ ˈwɪðəd ]
• (of a plant) dry and shrivelled.
• "withered leaves"
wither
verb
• (of a plant) become dry and shrivelled.
• "the grass had withered to an unappealing brown"
• fall into decay or decline.
• "it is not true that old myths either die or wither away"
Similar:
diminish,
dwindle,
shrink,
lessen,
fade,
ebb (away),
wane,
weaken,
languish,
evaporate,
melt away,
disappear,
• humiliate (someone) with a scornful look or manner.
• "she withered him with a glance"
Origin:
late Middle English: apparently a variant of weather, ultimately differentiated for certain senses.
